Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
GREAVES
There are approximately 16,024 people named Greaves in the UK. That makes it the 624th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 254 are named Greaves.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
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The Greaves surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
GREAVES. See Grieve.