as a Last Name
- 2,227
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Grieve
Meaning & Origins
Scottish and northern English: occupational name for a steward or estate manager, Middle English greve, Old English græfa. Compare Reeve and Sheriff. This word was originally distinct from Grave 1, but some confusion has occurred as a result of the close similarity in both form and meaning.
| 13,607th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,227
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Grieve per capita
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