Griess
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See also: Grieß
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Griess, a variant of Gries.
Proper noun
Griess (plural Griesses)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Griess is the 22618th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1135 individuals. Griess is most common among White (95.07%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Griess”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 84.
German
Noun
Griess m (strong, genitive Griesses, plural Griesse)
- Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Grieß.