The greif Surname
greif Name Meaning and History
- German: habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a gryphon, Middle High German grif(e) (Old High German grif(o), from Late Latin gryphus, Greek gryps, of Assyrian origin).
- German: nickname for a grasping man, the gryphon in folk etymology having come to be associated with Middle High German grifen ‘to grasp or snatch’.
- English: variant of Grief.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| I'm a descendant of Peter Joseph Greif |
 griffinteamforyou1
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| My Great, Great, Great Grandfather is Peter Joseph Greif.. |
griffinteamforyou1
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| H Greefe/Greif maybe from Rhode Island |
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| Greif | Sheila Arestad | 2 |
| family | robert arthur greif | 9 |
| Elisha Logan Greif |
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| Conrad Philip Greif NY |
badenroots
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| Agnes Grief born in Scotland abt 1870 |
nannken
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| Alva(alvie) Grief |
pvarner1
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| Alice Greif obituary |
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