Wingrave
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Wingrove
Etymology
Probably from the Old English personal name Wīġa + -ing (“belonging to”) + grāf (“grove”).
Proper noun
Wingrave (countable and uncountable, plural Wingraves)
- A village in Wingrave with Rowsham parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8618).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Wingrave is the 20867th most common surname in England, belonging to 213 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wingrave”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears