Grieves


Grieves households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland


Household numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map

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Surname Dictionary

Greaves fairly rare: Ulster generally and Dublin. Ir. de Gréibh. English, 17 cent. See Greeves.
Greeves Quite numerous: Belfast, Down. Ir. de Gréibh. English, 17 cent. SI.
Grieve mod.nos,: Belfast area etc. Ir. de Gréibh. The 17 cent version of the English name Greeve. The complicated derivation is discussed by MacLysaght in Surnames of Ireland.

Variants in Griffith's
& total households

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Non-Griffith's Variants

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