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Greaves
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greaves
English
+ (surname)
Etymology
Topographic surname for someone who lived near a brushwood or thicket, from en ang grǣfe brushwood, thicket.
Pronunciation
en /ɡɹivz/
en grieves greaves
en iːvz 1
Proper noun
es
en Old English.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Greaves is the 6505th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5217 individuals. Greaves is most common among White (61.01%) and Black/African American (31.59%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en aeegrsv Gervase servage