Grigsby

Grigsby is an English surname derived from the name of a "lost" medieval village in Lincolnshire recorded in the Domesday Book as "Gredbi", which was itself a development of the Old Norse "Griot-byr". The spelling "Grigsby" is believed to stem from a common progenitor, John Grigsby (1623–1730). Most Grigsbys in the United States trace their descent from this 17th-century landowner, in Stafford County, Virginia.

Notable people named Grigsby

 * Andrew Jackson Grigsby, colonel for the Stonewall Brigade for the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War, and commander in the Battle of Antietam
 * Beverly Grigsby, American musician
 * Bill Grigsby, announcer for the Kansas City Chiefs
 * Boomer Grigsby, American football fullback
 * Charles Grigsby, American Idol contestant
 * Chuck Grigsby, American basketball player
 * Denver Grigsby, Major League Baseball outfielder
 * Elisenda Grigsby, American mathematician
 * Gary Grigsby, American game designer
 * George Barnes Grigsby, delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of Alaska
 * Hugh Blair Grigsby, Virginia statesman and historian
 * J. Eugene Grigsby, American multimedia artist
 * Jill S. Grigsby, American sociologist
 * John Grigsby, captain in the United States Army, leader in the Bear Flag Revolt and the Grigsby-Ide Party
 * Lewis Grigsby, American real estate investor
 * Margaret E. Grigsby, African American woman physician
 * Melvin Grigsby, Attorney General of South Dakota
 * Michael Grigsby, British filmmaker
 * Nic Grigsby, Canadian football running back
 * Nicholas Grigsby (American football), American football linebacker
 * Noel Grigsby, American football wide receiver
 * Otis Grigsby, American football defensive end
 * Pearl Grigsby Richardson, American educator, clubwoman
 * Sarah Lincoln Grigsby, sister of Abraham Lincoln
 * Sioux K. Grigsby, Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
 * Tamara Grigsby, representative for the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * Wayne Grigsby, Canadian screenwriter and producer
 * Will Grigsby, American IBF light flyweight champion boxer