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origin. The name is possibly a

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Grier or Grere, which may have reflected the Scots pronunciation of ''

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''.Grierson Name Meaning and Origin
Retrieved on 2007-11-26 The earliest known spellings are Grersoun and Greresoun.Hamilton-Grierson, Sir Philip: The Lag Charters (1958), p. 9, no. 3 It was common practice in SW Scotland, particularly in the 16th and 17th centuries, for the name to be abbreviated to Grier, and there are many instances of the two forms being used in reference to the same man in the same document. This usage was further modified to Greer by a cadet branch of the Lag family who migrated to Ireland.

People surnamed Grierson

Alister Grierson Alister Grierson (born 1969) is an Australian film director and scriptwriter. Early life and education Born in Canberra, he completed his secondary schooling at Canberra Grammar School, Canberra Grammar, graduated in Economics and Arts from th ...

(born 1969), Australian film director *

Benjamin Grierson Benjamin Henry Grierson (July 8, 1826 – August 31, 1911) was a music teacher from Illinois who, although afraid of horses, volunteered for service in the Cavalry in the American Civil War, cavalry during the American Civil War, Civil War, ...

(1826–1911), American Army General *

Cecilia Grierson Cecilia Grierson (22 November 1859 – 10 April 1934) was an Argentine physician, reformer, nurse educator, feminist and prominent Freethinker. She had the distinction of being the first woman to receive a Medical Degree in Argentina. Early l ...

(1859–1934), Argentine physician and activist * Colin McKay Grierson (1906–1991), Royal Air Force Air Commodore * Constantia Grierson (1705–1732), Irish author * Darrell Philip Grierson (born 1968), English footballer * David Grierson (1955–2004), Canadian CBC radio host *

Derek Grierson Derek Dunlop Grierson (5 October 1931 – 7 September 2011) was a Scottish football player who played mainly as an inside right In the sport of association football, a forward (attacker or striker) is an outfield position which primarily play ...

(1931–2011), Scottish football player *

Don Grierson (geneticist) Don Grierson is a British geneticist, and Emeritus Professor at University of Nottingham. Education Grierson graduated from the University of East Anglia with a degree in Biological Sciences in 1967, after working for a short time in an indust ...

, British geneticist * Don Grierson (ice hockey) (born 1947), Canadian professional hockey player * Edgar Grierson (1884–1959), British Labour Party politician * Edmund Grierson (1860–1922), Canadian municipal politician *

Edward Grierson Edward Grierson (9 March 1914 – 24 May 1975) was a Northumberland barrister and a writer of crime novels. His debut crime novel is the outstanding '' Reputation for a Song'', a classic inverted detective story. Grierson also wrote five novels, s ...

(1914–1975), British barrister and writer * Francis Grierson (1848–1927), English born American author * George Grierson (politician) (1867–1931), Canadian politician *

George Grierson (printer) George Grierson (c. 1679 – 1753) was a Scottish-born printer and publisher in Dublin, Ireland, whose descendants continued in the book trade in Dublin for several generations. He was married to the editor and poet Constantia Grierson. Life ...

(c. 1678 – 1753), Scottish-born printer in Dublin *

George Abraham Grierson Sir George Abraham Grierson (7 January 1851 – 9 March 1941) was an Irish administrator and linguist in British India. He worked in the Indian Civil Service but an interest in philology and linguistics led him to pursue studies in the languag ...

(1851–1941), Irish orientalist, linguist and civil servant * Henry Grierson (1891–1972), English cricketer, barrister and author, *

Herbert John Clifford Grierson Sir Herbert John Clifford Grierson, FBA (16 January 1866 – 19 February 1960) was a Scottish literary scholar, editor, and literary critic. Life and work He was born in Lerwick, Shetland, on 16 January 1866. He was the son of Andrew John Grie ...

(1866–1960), Scottish literary critic *

James Grierson (British Army officer) James Grierson may refer to: * James Grierson (British Army officer), British Army general * James Grierson (minister, born 1662), Moderator of the General Assembly in 1719 * James Grierson (minister, born 1791), Moderator of the General Asse ...

(1859–1914), British Army Lieutenant General *

James Grierson (minister, born 1791) James Grierson (2 July 1791–22 January 1875) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly to the Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900), Free Church of Scotland in 1854/55. Early life He was born in Ruthwell in ...

(1791–1875), Scottish Moderator of the General Assembly to the Free Church of Scotland *

Jasmine Grierson Jasmine Grierson (born 16 May 1998) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Greater Western Sydney in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. She has previously played for Melbourne and North Melbourne. AFLW career Grierson was drafted by Me ...

(born 1998). Australian rules footballer *

John Grierson John Grierson (26 April 1898 – 19 February 1972) was a Scottish documentary maker, often considered the father of British and Canadian documentary film. In 1926, Grierson coined the term "documentary" in a review of Robert J. Flaherty's '' ...

(1898–1972), Scottish born Canadian film-maker *

John Grierson (pilot) John Grierson (2 January 1909 – 21 May 1977) was an English long-distance flier, test pilot, author, and aviation administrator. Grierson started his flying lessons at Brooklands while still a schoolboy, graduated from RAF Cranwell in 1929, an ...

, (1909–1977), British pilot and author * John Grierson (Dominican), or Grisson (died 1564?), Scottish Dominican principal of the King's College *

Margaret Storrs Grierson Margaret Storrs Grierson (June 29, 1900 – December 12, 1997) was an American archivist, philosophy professor, and the founder and first director of the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. In this capacity, she traveled extensively, in ...

(1900–1997), American philosophy professor and archivist of the Sophia Smith Collection * Mary Grierson (1912–2012), Welsh-born Scottish botanical artist and illustrator * Murray Grierson, Scottish rally driver *

Philip Grierson Philip Grierson, (15 November 1910 – 15 January 2006) was a British historian and numismatist. He was Professor of Numismatics at Cambridge University and a fellow of Gonville and Caius College for over seventy years. During his long and e ...

(1910–2006), British historian and numismatist * Robert Grierson (1657–1733), Scottish baronet, 1st Baronet of Lag, Nova Scotia Baronet * Robert Grierson (missionary) (1868–1965), Canadian Presbyterian minister *

Roger Grierson Roger Grierson (born June 1957) is a New Zealand born musician and music industry executive. Career In 1975 Grierson headed to London and Egypt to live but found himself lured back to Sydney in 1976 to work at White Light Records. Soon afterwa ...

(born 1957), New Zealand musician and executive * Sir

Ronald Grierson Sir Ronald Hugh Grierson (6 August 1921 – 23 October 2014) was a German-born British banker, businessman, government advisor, and British Army officer. After service in the Black Watch, attached to the Special Air Service and mentioned in desp ...

(1921–2014), British banker, businessman, government advisor, and British Army officer *

Ruby Grierson Ruby Isabel Grierson (24 November 1903 – 17 September 1940) was a Scottish documentary film director and producer, and a leading authority in the early documentary movement. Her brother John Grierson and her younger sister Marion Grierson also ...

(1903–1940), Scottish documentary film-maker *

Sharon Grierson Sharon Joy Grierson (born 4 May 1951 in Newcastle, New South Wales) was educated at Newcastle Teachers College, and worked as a teacher and school principal before entering politics. Grierson became a member of the Australian Labor Party, and ...

(born 1951), Australian politician * Sir William Grierson, 2nd Baronet (–1760), Scottish Jacobite, MP for Dumfriesshire 1709–1711 * Trevor Grierson (1849–1913), New Zealand cricketer * William Grierson (engineer) (1863–1935), British civil engineer on the Great Western Railway, president of the Institution of Civil Engineers 1929–30

People named Grierson

Robert Grierson Combe Robert Grierson Combe (5 August 1880 – 3 May 1917) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Comb ...

(1880–1917), Scottish born Canadian, Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant awarded the Victoria Cross

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Simpson Grierson Simpson Grierson is a New Zealand commercial law firm founded in 1887; it is ranked in the top legal firms in that country, and the largest by headcount. The firm is a partnership comprising 45 partners and consultants supported by around 175 ...

, a New Zealand law firm *

Clan Grierson Clan Grierson is a Lowlands Scottish Clan.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Page ...

, a Lowlands Scottish Clan * Grierson Baronets, a dormant title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia

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