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. |
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