Grenville Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Grenville, so the heraldry linked to Greenfield is a starting point, not an automatic right.

The meaning behind Grenville

In census returns, Grenville often stands in for Greenfield. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Green field”.

Records show Grenville as one of the forms Greenfield took over time. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Want more than a summary? See the Grenville family name pack.