Greaves

== English == === Etymology === Topographic surname for someone who lived near a brushwood or thicket, from Old English grǣfe (“brushwood, thicket”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɹivz/ Homophones: grieves, greaves Rhymes: -iːvz === Proper noun === Greaves (plural Greaveses) A surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Greaves is the 6505th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5217 individuals. Greaves is most common among White (61.01%) and Black/African American (31.59%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Greaves”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 79. === Anagrams === Gervase, servage