# Redgrave (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/redgrave/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 177 |
| US rank (2010) | 101,737 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,744,325 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.7% (169 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English hrēod (“reed”) + græf (“grave; trench, ditch”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Redgrave in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Redgrave in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Redgrave

- Vanessa Redgrave, British actress and activist (born 1937)
- Lynn Redgrave, British actress (1943–2010)
- Michael Redgrave, British actor (1908-1985)
- Jemma Redgrave, British actress
- Corin Redgrave, British actor (1939–2010)
- Richard Redgrave, British artist (1804-1888)

## Similar surnames

Rodgers, Rodger, Roettger, Radhakrishnan, Rutgers.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.