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Grice Family Crest
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Where did the English Grice family come from? What is the English Grice family crest and coat of arms? When did the Grice family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Grice family history?

The Grice surname is thought to be derived from the Middle English word "grice," which is in turn from the Old French "gris," meaning "grey." It was most likely originally a nickname for a grey-haired man. Although, there was also a Middle English word "grise," which meant "pig."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Grice, Gryce, Gryse, Grise, Grisewood, DeGrice, Grycie and many more.

First found in Norfolk where conjecturally they were, in 1066, Lords of the Manor of Brockdish, the King's land, whose feudal Lord was William de Noyers, Count of Nevers seated originally at Poitevin and St-Cyr de Nevers in Normandy. Sir William also held Grayhurst Manor through Bishop Odo from King William of Normandy. From this family also descend the Lords Monson and Viscounts Castlemaine. The original estates were sold in 1327. The village now consists of a church, St.Edmunds, which has both Saxon and Norman windows, obviously predating the Norman Conquest by many years.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grice research. Another 265 words(19 lines of text) covering the year 1555 is included under the topic Early Grice History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Grice Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Grice family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 104 words(7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Grice Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Charles Grice, who was on record in Braintree, Massachussetts in 1651
  • Charles Grice, who landed in Braintree, Mass in 1651
  • Thomas Grice, who came to Virginia in 1665
  • Arthur Grice, who arrived in Virginia in 1683
  • John Grice, who came to Virginia in 1686


Grice Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Katherine Grice, an English convict sent to Maryland in 1774

Grice Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • H. Grice, who arrived in San Francisco in 1850

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  • Benning Moore Grice (1909-1988), American Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
  • Warren Grice (1875-1945), American, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
  • Donald Matthew Grice (b. 1981), American mixed martial artist
  • Gordon Grice (b. 1965), American nature writer and essayist
  • Herbert Paul Grice (1913-1988), Philosophy professor at Oxford University and at University of California, Berkeley
  • Michael John "Mike" Grice (1931-2002), English footballer
  • Frank Grice (1908-1988), English professional footballer
  • Charles Valentine Le Grice (1773-1858), English Anglican priest, an associate of Charles Lamb and Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • Sir John Grice (1850-1935), Australian business man, company director and University of Melbourne vice-chancellor
  • Jeffrey Grice (b. 1954), New Zealand musician


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The Grice Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Grice Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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