The grinstead Surname
grinstead Name Meaning and History
- habitational name from East or West Grinstead in Sussex, or from Greensted or Greenstead in Essex, all named from Old English grene ‘green’ + stede ‘place’.
- variant of Grimstead.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Grinstead ancestry | Stephen Grinstead | 18 |
| Grinsteads and John "Parse" - no blood connection | Craig Rasmussen | 12 |
| William Grinstead family history documentation | C Skigen | 17 |
| James Grinstead | Kathy Adams | 2 |
| Henry Grinstead / Jennings Cty, IN |
 wlpeterson
| 5 |
| GRINSTEAD Olga SILK 1911 1979 |
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| 0 |
| Sarah Ann Eads Grinstead |
carlyn46
| 1 |
| HARRY GRINSTEAD | Kathleen Thompson | 6 |
| Edward C. Grinstead>KY>IL>IN |
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| William Grinstead |
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