Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
GRIER
There are approximately 1,266 people named Grier in the UK. That makes it the 6,191th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 20 are named Grier.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Occupational Name
Related and similar surnames
CrockettGrigson
Grear
Grix
Griggs
Gregson
Greig
Gregory
Greer
Graue
Grawe
Grauer
Grause
Grayer
Ggrer
Ghrier
Ghrer
Grair
Graere
Graire
Ggreer
Graier
Grar
Ghreir
Ghreer
Grayr
Grairi
Grarr
Grare
Grauier
Graer
Graure
Ghrur
Graeres
The Grier surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
A contraction of Gregor, the same as Greer (which see).
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
GRIER. See Gregory.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.