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De Grace Name Meaning

French (Degrâce): habitational name for someone from La Grâce in Marne. According to Morlet, the place takes its name from La Grâce-Notre-Dame, an abbey founded in the 13th century near Montmirail. Alternatively, it may be a habitational name, with fused preposition de, for someone from Grâce(-Berleur) in the Belgian province of Liège.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: De Grado, De Brock, De Gray, Belgrave, Degrange, Degree, De Gruy

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De Grace Family Origin

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De Grace Family Occupations

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  • Carpenter

    25%

  • Keeping House

    25%

  • Laborer

    25%

  • Retail Grocer

    25%

In 1880, a less common occupation for the De Grace family was Retail Grocer. Carpenter, Keeping House and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by De Grace. The most common De Grace occupation in the USA was Carpenter. 25% of De Grace's were Carpenters.

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