Grieg is a Norwegian surname originating from the Scottish surname Greig,Scottish Surnames, Dolald Whyte, Birlinn Press, 2000. Comment: The surname was taken to Norway in the 18th century by Jacobite supporters fleeing Scotland after the Battle of Culloden in 1746. notably Alexander Greig, great-grandfather of Edvard Grieg. The spelling "Grieg" reflects the Scots pronunciation of "Greig" at the time the name migrated. (In Scots, ei is regularly pronounced 'ee', e.g. heid [=head].) Notable people with this surname include the following:
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Norwegian composer and pianist Harald Grieg (1894–1972), Norwegian publisher John Grieg (1856-1905), Norwegian printer, publisher and bookseller Nina Grieg (1845-1935), Danish-Norwegian lyric soprano Nordahl Grieg (1902-1943), Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist and journalist Otto Grieg Tidemand (1921-2006), Norwegian politician
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