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The distinguished surname Colgraves is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It is made up of two elements, both derived from Old English: "col," meaning "cold," and "graf," meaning "grove" or "thicket." It is likely that the original bearer of the name was someone from the north who lived near a large or well-known grove.
The surname Colgraves was first found in Oxfordshire, where the name is thought to have first emerged. The earliest known bearer of the name was Geo Colgrave, who was married in Oxfordshire in 1566.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Colgraves research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1566, 1610, 1620, 1640, 1663, 1667, 1694, 1717, 1759, 1768 and 1787 are included under the topic Early Colgraves History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Colgrove, Colgrave, Colegrove, Colegrave and others.
Distinguished members of the family include Thomas Colgrave (b. 1640), a well-known lieutenant colonel in the British army; Francis Colegrove (c. 1667-c. 1759), English colonial immigrant, the first...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Peter Colgrave, who settled in Virginia in 1668; Wm Colegrove, who was granted land in Virginia in 1713; George H. Colgrave, who was naturalized in Ohio in 1849.