Grierson (name)
Grierson is a surname of Scottish origin.[1] The name is possibly a patronymic form of the personal name Greer, which may have reflected the Scots pronunciation of Gregor.[1] The earliest known spellings are Grersoun[2] and Greresoun.[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 (b. 1969), Australian, film director.
- Benjamin Grierson (1826–1911), American, U.S. Army General.
- Cecilia Grierson (1859–1934), Argentine, physician and activist.
- Colin McKay Grierson (born 1906), British, R.A.F. Air Commodore.
- George Grierson, Scottish-born printer in Dublin.
- Constantia Grierson (1705–1732), Irish, author.
- David Grierson (1955–2004), Canadian, CBC radio host.
- Derek Grierson, Scottish, football player
- Don Grierson (geneticist), British, geneticist.
- Don Grierson (ice hockey) (b. 1947), Canadian, professional hockey player.
- Edmund Grierson (1860–1922), Canadian, municipal politician.
- Edward Grierson (1914–1975), British, barrister and writer.
- Francis Grierson (1848–1927), English born American, author.
- George Grierson (1867–1931), Canadian, politician.
- George Abraham Grierson (1851– 1941), Irish orientalist, linguist and civil servant.
- Herbert John Clifford Grierson (1866–1960), Scottish, literary critic.
- James Grierson (1859–1914), British, British Army Lieutenant General.
- John Grierson (1898–1972), Scottish born Canadian, film-maker.
- John Grierson (pilot), (1909–1977), British, pilot and author.
- Philip Grierson (1910–2006), British, historian and numismatist.
- Robert Grierson (1657–1733), Scottish, 1st Baronet of Lag, Nova Scotia Baronet.
- Roger Grierson (b. 1957), New Zealand, musician and executive.
- Sharon Grierson (b. 1951), Australian, politician.
- Sir William Grierson, 2nd Baronet (c. 1677–1760), Scottish Jacobite, MP for Dumfriesshire 1709–1711
- William Grierson (engineer) (1863–1935), British civil engineer on Great Western Railway, president of the Institution of Civil Engineers 1929–30
People named Grierson
- Robert Grierson Combe, (1880 - 1917), Scottish born Canadian, Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant awarded the Victoria Cross.
Other
- Simpson Grierson, New Zealand law firm.
Notes
- 1 2 Grierson Name Meaning and Origin Retrieved on 2007-11-26
- ↑ Bannatyne Club: Registrum Honoris de Morton, Vol. I, Original Papers, p. 204, no. 216
- ↑ Hamilton-Grierson, Sir Philip: The Lag Charters (1958), p. 9, no. 3
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