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)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Grinstead is the 12229^th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 86.

Anagrams

• astringed, deratings, gradients, red giants, treadings