The Grinnell Last Name

Grinnell began as an English family name.

What is the meaning of Grinnell?

In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “one who came from Grindle (green hill), in Shropshire”. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Grinnell with 3,615 bearers, at rank 9,038. That is enough to place it in the top 10,000 American surnames.

How common is the Grinnell last name?

Place names like this marked newcomers by where they had come from. The name also appears as Grindle and Grindel.

Does every Grinnell family have a crest?

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Grinnell name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned.

Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Guérinel. For the full story, order the Grinnell surname pack.