Grimshaw
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Grímr and Old English sċeaga (“shaw”), equivalent of Grim + 's + shaw.
Proper noun edit
Grimshaw (countable and uncountable, plural Grimshaws)
- A hamlet in the Eccleshill civil parish, Lancashire, England.
- A habitational surname.
- A male given name transferred from the surname
- A town in the Municipal District of Peace No. 135, Alberta, Canada.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Grimshaw is the 13964th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2160 individuals. Grimshaw is most common among White (94.58%) individuals.