Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword grind.
usage
meaning
Melnik Russian, Belarusian
Means "miller" in Russian and Belarusian.
Melnyk Ukrainian
Means "miller" in Ukrainian. This is the most common Ukrainian surname.
Moe Norwegian
Means "sandy ground" in Norwegian.
Moen Norwegian
Means "the sandy ground" in Norwegian.
Soler Occitan, Catalan
Denoted a person from any of the numerous places in the area whose names derive from Occitan or Catalan soler meaning "ground, floor".
Stroud English
From Old English strod meaning "marshy ground overgrown with brushwood".
Strudwick English
From an English place name derived from Old English strod meaning "marshy ground overgrown with brushwood" and wic meaning "village, town".
Winterbottom English
From Old English winter meaning "winter" and botm meaning "ground, soil, bottom". This name probably referred to a winter pasture at the bottom of a lowland valley.