Grierson Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Anyone researching Grierson should also look under Grier. Its meaning, shared with Grier, is “Son of Gregor”. The extra ending in Grierson is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Grier's family. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Greer.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Grierson with 740 bearers, at rank 31,329.

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