{{Other uses|Greig (disambiguation){{!}}Greig}} '''Greig''' is a surname and given name. The surname is of Scottish origin and is derived from a shortened form of the personal name ''Gregory'' and ''Greg''.<ref name="ancestry-Greig-surname">{{citation |url=http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx? |title=Learn about the family history of your surname |publisher=Ancestry.com |accessdate=15 April 2011}}. This webpage cited: {{citation |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-508137-4 }}, for the surname "Greig".</ref> As a given name, ''Greig'' is of English and Scottish origin. This name is a short form of the names ''Gregory'' or ''Gregor''. In some cases it is derived from the surname of the same spelling. A variant form of the given name is ''Gregg''.<ref name="ancestry-Greig-givenname">{{citation |url=http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx? |title=Learn about the family history of your surname |publisher=Ancestry.com |accessdate=15 April 2011}}. This webpage cited: {{citation |title=A Dictionary of First Names |date=1996 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-280050-7 }}, for the given name "Greig".</ref>
==Surname== * Aleksey Greig (1775–1845), Russian Admiral, son of Samuel Greig * Andrew Greig (b. 1951), Scottish writer * Andy Greig (1893 - after 1925), Scottish footballer * Brian Greig (b. 1966), Australian politician * Bruce Greig (1953–2008), Canadian ice hockey player * Charlotte Greig (1954–2014), Maltese journalist, singer and songwriter * Dara Greig (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player * Doug Greig (1928–2003), Canadian soccer player * David Cunningham Greig (1922–1999), British Geologist * Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer and pianist, whose family name was of Scottish origin and originally spelled "Greig" * Flos Greig, the first female barrister and solicitor in Australia * Gavin Greig, the collector of Scottish folk songs * Geoffrey Greig, English cricketer * Geordie Greig (born 1960), English journalist and newspaper editor * Ian Greig, English cricketer, brother of Tony Greig * J. G. Greig (1871-1958), English cricketer * Sir James William Greig (1859–1934), British barrister and Liberal Party politician * John Greig, Scottish footballer * Keith Greig, Australian rules footballer * Mark Greig (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player * Mel Greig, Australian radio and television personality * Nia Greig (born 2008), Jersey cricketer * Ridly Greig (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player * Samuel Greig, Scottish-born Russian Admiral * Tamsin Greig (b. 1966), British actress * Teresa Billington-Greig (1877–1964), the suffragette who created the Women's Freedom League * Thomas E. Greig (1921–1999), American businessman and politician * Tony Greig (1946–2012), South Africa-born English cricketer and cricket commentator * W. D. O. Greig (1851–1942), English footballer
==Given name== * Greig Fraser (b. 1975), Australian cinematographer * Greig Laidlaw (b. 1985), Scottish Rugby Union international * Greig Nori (b. 1962), Canadian producer and musician * Greig Pickhaver (b. 1948), Australian actor and comedian * Greig Smith, Los Angeles City Council member
==See also== * Grieg (surname)
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