Greswold Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Behind the Greswold surname stands Griswold, an English name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Place name”.

• Greswold writes “e” in place of the “i” found in Griswold, a common scribal difference.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Greswold, so the heraldry linked to Griswold is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Greswold family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.