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Grice Family History

Grice Surname Meaning

English (Midlands): from Middle English grice grise ‘pig’ (Old Norse gríss) probably a nickname or a metonymic occupational name for a swineherd.

English: nickname for a gray-haired man from Middle English grice gris ‘gray’ (Old French gris apparently of ancient Germanic origin and probably a distant cognate of Gray).

Possibly also an Americanized form of German Greis.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Grice family from?

You can see how Grice families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Grice family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Grice families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 513 Grice families living in Staffordshire. This was about 15% of all the recorded Grice's in United Kingdom. Staffordshire had the highest population of Grice families in 1891.
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What did your Grice ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Grice. 9% of Grice men worked as a General Labourer and 69% of Grice women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Grice were Retired and Unpaid Domestic.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    9%
  • Builders Labourer
    5%
  • Farmer
    5%
  • Retired
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    69%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Domestic Duties
    2%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    2%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 7,000 immigration records available for the last name Grice. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 11,000 military records available for the last name Grice. For the veterans among your Grice ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Grice lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Grice life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1948, and highest in 1952. The average life expectancy for Grice in 1945 was 41, and 74 in 2004.

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