Grive Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Grive Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Grive family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 7
Annuitant 1
Baker 1
Clerk To Wine Mercant 1
Dress Maker 1
Horse Keeper 1
Nurse 1
Traveller 1
Stoker In Cotton Mill 1
Formerly Cook 1
3rd Engineer 1
Laundress 1
Laundryman Employing 5 Girls 1
Housemaid Domestic Servant 1

Grive Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Grove 80% 26,730
2 Grave 80% 4,519
3 Grieve 83% 3,500
4 Greave 67% 745
5 Garvie 50% 703
6 Greive 83% 605
7 Greeve 67% 388
8 Greve 80% 227
9 Groove 67% 213
10 Grive 100% 172

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The surname Grive is the 10th most popular variant of Grove.

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