Grieve Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Grieve Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Grieve family

Profession Census Frequency
School 105
Private Means 12
Clerk 7
Bank Clerk 5
Scholar 5
Commercial Traveller 4
Dressmaker 4
House Keeper 4
Police Constable 4
School Teacher 4
Farmer 4
Baker 3
Domestic Servant 3
House Painter 3
Tailor Worker 3
Carter 3
No Occupation 3
Nurse (domestic) 3
Old Age Pensioner 3
Joiner 3
Sewing Machinist (corset) 2
Weaver 2
Musician 2
Colliery Labourer 2
Army Pensioner Dispenser 2

Grieve Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Grove 67% 26,730
2 Grave 67% 4,519
3 Grieve 100% 3,500
4 Greave 67% 745
5 Garvie 33% 703
6 Greive 67% 605
7 Greeve 83% 388
8 Greve 83% 227
9 Groove 67% 213
10 Grive 83% 172

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The surname Grieve is the 3rd most popular variant of Grove.

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