The grist Surname
grist Name Meaning and History
English: of uncertain origin. It may be an occupational nickname
for a miller, from the Middle English abstract noun grist
‘grinding’, Old English grist, a derivative of grindan
(see Grinder). The word was not used in the concrete sense of
grain to be ground until the 15th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 53 - Messages: 218
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Grist Family | Rosemary | 8 |
| Grist/Grice |
 PWorden01
| 3 |
| Need assistance on Grist of South Carolina | Bill McClure | 1 |
| GRIST, Benjamin(abt 1759) | Tom and Shelia | 22 |
| Grist's of Bradford, Wiltshire |
tammyvokes
| 2 |
| Absolum Grist |
jonnyquest72
| 0 |
| looking for James Grist of Philadel.,PA |
wanda_gilchrist
| 5 |
| Grist, Nellie - Flora Indiana - June 1920 |
| 0 |
| Sarah Grist, London |
| 2 |
| Grist''s in NC GA | Dalla | 55 |
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