Grindle Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

The name Grindle is closely linked to Grinnell. The name is generally explained as “One who came from Grindle (green hill), in Shropshire”.

Family crest and blazon

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

Spelling and variants

Grindle is listed among the recognised spellings of Grinnell. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Grindel.

Grindle ranked 10,531 in the 2010 US Census, with 3,046 people answering to the name. Get the complete Grindle report, with a museum-style coat of arms.