Grein Family History
Grein Name Meaning
nickname for an argumentative person, from Middle High
German grin ‘loud cry’, ‘loud’.habitational name from
places so named in Bavaria and Austria.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
17,310
Historical Documents & Family Trees with Grein
Name Distribution of Grein Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Grein families
 18 - 33  7 - 17 |
 1 - 6  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Grein families
|
8 - 13 3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Grein families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Grein census records
You can see how Grein families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
View all Grein census records
>
Grein Family Origin
Grein Immigration Information
Click on a circle in the chart to view Grein immigration records
You can find out when most of the Grein families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
View all Grein immigration records >
from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Grein
Click on a circle in the chart to view Grein birth and death records
An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates,
death dates, addresses and more.
View all Grein ancestors in the SSDI >
from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Grein Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Grein census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Grein ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
View all Grein census records >
Grein Civil War Service Records
Message Board about Grein
9 Threads, 29
Messages
Browse message boards to get helpful hints from other people researching the name
Grein.
Threads: 9 - Messages: 29
Start a FREE Grein family tree
It only takes a few minutes. Search for your ancestors and discover your family
history.
About Ancestry.com
The world's largest family history resource
- Explore over 7 billion genealogical records
- Search 26 million family trees
- Create your FREE family tree
- Follow leaf Hints to follow more ancestors
×