Redgrave

English

Etymology

From Old English hrēod (“reed”) + græf (“grave; trench, ditch”).

Proper noun

Redgrave (countable and uncountable, plural Redgraves)

1. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0478).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Redgrave is the 101737^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 177 individuals. Redgrave is most common among White (96.61%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Redgrave”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.