Grinstead
English
Etymology
Habitational surname from the villages of East and West Grinstead, from Old English grēne (“green”) + stede (“place”).
Proper noun
Grinstead (plural Grinsteads)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Grinstead is the 12229th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2545 individuals. Grinstead is most common among White (83.93%) individuals.
See also
- East Grinstead
- West Grinstead
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Grinstead”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 86.
Anagrams
- astringed, deratings, gradients, red giants, treadings