Grives Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Grives Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Grives family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 14
Agricultural Labourer 3
Railway Labourer 3
General Labourer 2
General Domestic Servant 2
Glass Smoother 2
Charwoman 1
Coachman 1
Commercial Traveller 1
Master Mariner & Overlooker 1
Office Boy 1
Police Constable 1
Seaman 1
Shoe Maker 1
Traveller 1
Wife Of A Marine Engineer 1
Bottle Blower 1
Glass Apprentice Bottle Maker 1
Glass Bottle Maker 1
Nurse Child 1
Labourer 1
Blacksmith 1
Domestic Servant 1
Platelayer 1
Artizan Stamper 1

Grives Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Greaves 71% 61,638
2 Groves 83% 55,517
3 Graves 83% 34,701
4 Grieves 86% 4,346
5 Greeves 71% 3,658
6 Greves 83% 2,031
7 Gervis 50% 1,055
8 Garvis 50% 704
9 Grooves 71% 535
10 Grives 100% 450
11 Greives 86% 269
12 Gravis 67% 191
13 Gervase 43% 163
14 Garves 67% 154

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The surname Grives is the 10th most popular variant of Greaves.

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