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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Scottish and northern English : occupational name for a steward or estate manager, Middle English greve, Old English græfa. Compare Reeve and Sheriff. This word was originally distinct from Grave 1, but some confusion has occurred as a result of the close similarity in both form and meaning.

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