Griswold
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Griswold (plural Griswolds)
- An English habitational surname from Middle English from gris (“grey (from French, i.e., the language of the Royal Court after 1066”) + wold (“forest, e.g. “Yorkshire Wolds”).
- A placename
- A locale in the United States.
- A town in Connecticut; named for Roger Griswold, 22nd Governor of Connecticut.
- A city in Iowa; named for railroad director J. N. A. Griswold.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for local merchant James Griswold.
- A ghost town in California.
- An unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada.
- A locale in the United States.
- (US, law, sexuality, US politics, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of Griswold v. Connecticut. A 1965 U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized contraception, allowing access to contraceptives for married couples; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.
- Coordinate terms: Eisenstadt, substantive due process
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- According to the 2010 United States Census, Griswold is the 3427th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10417 individuals. Griswold is most common among White (90.63%) individuals.