The grief Surname
grief Name Meaning and History
- English (Norfolk): from an Old Norse personal name Greifi, a byname from Old Norse greifi, Old Danish or Old Swedish grefe ‘count’, ‘earl’.
- French: nickname from Old French grief ‘sad’.
- German: variant spelling of Greif 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Louis Grief-Spanish American War Veteran | Sharon | 4 |
| Come to Grief in Norfolk |
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| Looking for relatives of Alvy? Grief | Peggy Varner | 2 |
| Grief family of Durmersheim |
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| Griefs in Norfolk England | Olive white | 14 |
| GRIEF of YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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| John Grief of Galveston, TX. in 1900 |
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| Karl Day Greef / Grief - married Dora M Ballou | Sonya Lichte | 0 |
| Ada Grief Photo-St. Paul, MN |
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| Annie Beatrice Grief Of Liverpool England |
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