The grilli Surname

grilli Name Meaning and History

patronymic or plural form of the nickname Grillo.
possibly a reduced form of the compound name Mazzagrilli, meaning ‘kill the crickets’, i.e. an ironic nickname for a idler.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The grilli name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the grilli family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of grilli Families in the US in 1920

Number of grilli families

6-10

3-5

1-2

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Grilli s in Canada Montreal	sangrilli	0
Ezio Grilli	patrickgrilli	0
Grilli's in California	carolenic	2
Luigi Grilli	JessicaBontempo	0
Luigi Grilli	JessicaBontempo	0
Grilli family from Frosinone 1885 approx	David Grilli	10
Mary (DiMario) Grilli	domino4674	0
Villa L'atina 1885 Frosinone	reggi77	3
Looking for information about Grilli Menem, Luigi	Alejandro Medina	0
Family Tree	Tauna	1

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