Släkthistoria för Grieve
Grieve Vad efternamn betyder
English:: occupational name for a steward or estate manager from Middle English greve ‘steward farm bailiff or principal officer of a town’ (Old Northumbrian English grǣfa). Compare Reeve and Sheriff. The name is characteristic of northeastern England and southern and southeastern Scotland. alternatively a variant of Grave. These words were originally distinct but some confusion has occurred as a result of the close similarity in both form and meaning.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
