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Gritton Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places named Gretton. One in Northamptonshire is named from Old English greot ‘gravel’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Gretton in Shropshire is named from Old English greoten ‘gravelly’ + tun, while Gretton, Gloucestershire, is ‘farmstead (tun) near Greet (Old English greote ‘gravelly place’)’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Gratton, Litton, Brinton, Ditton, Whitton, Bratton, Whiston, Bitton

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Gritton Family Origin

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Gritton Family Occupations

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  • Agr Labr

    3%

  • Bandmaster R.S.A.V.

    3%

  • Book Seller Canvasser

    3%

  • Boot & Shoe Maker

    3%

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Gritton family was Boot & Shoe Maker. Agr Labr, Bandmaster R.S.A.V. and Book Seller Canvasser were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Gritton. The most common Gritton occupation in the UK was Agr Labr. 3% of Gritton's were Agr Labrs.

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Gritton Life Expectancy

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