Greeves Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Greeves Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Greeves family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 8
Coal Miner Hewer 8
Cotton Weaver 6
Agricultural Labourer 6
General Labourer 5
Draper Assistant 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Commercial Clerk 4
Domestic Servant 4
Scholar 3
Dress Maker 3
Cook Domestic 3
Carter On Farm Agricultural Horse 3
Clerk 2
House Keeper Domestic 2
Mason's Labourer 2
Farmer 2
Puddler 2
Gardener Domestic 2
Farm Labourer 2
Housemaid Domestic 2
School Teacher 2
Fitter Mariner Engineer 2
Coal Miner C Hewer 2
School Boy 2

Greeves Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Greaves 86% 61,638
2 Groves 71% 55,517
3 Graves 71% 34,701
4 Grieves 86% 4,346
5 Greeves 100% 3,658
6 Greves 86% 2,031
7 Gervis 57% 1,055
8 Garvis 43% 704
9 Grooves 71% 535
10 Grives 71% 450
11 Greives 86% 269
12 Gravis 57% 191
13 Gervase 43% 163
14 Garves 57% 154

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The surname Greeves is the 5th most popular variant of Greaves.

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