Grenville

Grenville Meaning & Origin

About Grenville
The surname Grenville is of English origin and is derived from a place name in Normandy, France. It is believed to be composed of the elements "grenouille," meaning "frog," and "ville," meaning "town" or "settlement." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Grenville can be interpreted as "town of frogs" or "settlement near a marshy area."

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Grenville is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Grenville: 126
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 133,863
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Grenville based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Grenville is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRNFL
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G6051040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G R EH1 N V IH0 L
🌐 IPA
/grenville*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRNFL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G651

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Grenville in Braille

Here's how to represent Grenville in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Grenville in braille

How to sign the name Grenville using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Grenville using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Grenville in sign language

Numerology