Griswold (surname)
Griswold (also spelled Griswald) is a surname of English origin, from the Old English greosn (‘gravel’) and weald (‘woodland’).[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- A. Minor Griswold (1834–1891), American humorist, journalist, and lecturer, known by his pen name The Fat Contributor
- Alexander Viets Griswold (1766–1843), Protestant Episcopalian bishop and evangelist in the U.S.
- Alfred Whitney Griswold (1906–1963), president of Yale University
- Bill Griswold, American computer scientist
- Daniel T. Griswold, director of the Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies
- Deirdre Griswold, American politician
- Don T. Griswold (1917–1943), U.S. Navy ensign
- Dwight Griswold (1893–1954), American politician
- Erwin Griswold (1904–1994), U.S. Solicitor General
- Florence Griswold (1850–1937), founder of the "Lyme Art Colony" in Old Lyme, Connecticut
- Frances Irene Burge Griswold (1826–1900), American writer
- Francis H. Griswold, (1904–1989), U.S. Air Force lieutenant general
- Frank Tracy Griswold, 25th presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church
- Gaylord Griswold (1767–1809), American politician
- Glenn Griswold (1890–1940), American politician
- George Griswold (died 1857), American politician
- Harry W. Griswold (1886–1939), American politician
- Hattie Tyng Griswold (1842-1909), American writer, poet
- John Ashley Griswold (1822–1902), American politician
- John Augustus Griswold (1822–1872), American politician
- Kate E. Griswold (c. 1869-?), American editor, publisher, proprietor
- Larry Griswold (1905–1996), American gymnast
- Mabel E. Griswold (1888-1955), American activist
- Mark Griswold, American engineer
- Matthew Griswold (congressman) (1833–1919), American politician
- Matthew Griswold (governor) (1714–1799), American politician
- Morley Griswold (1890–1951), American politician
- Oscar Griswold (1886–1959), American general during World War II
- Putnam Griswold (1875–1914), American singer
- Ralph Griswold (1934–2006), American computer scientist
- Robert E. (Bob) Griswold (born 1935), American motivational speaker
- Roger Griswold (1762–1812), American politician
- Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815–1857), American editor, critic, and anthologist
- Samuel Griswold (1790–1867), American industrial pioneer
- Samuel Griswold Goodrich (1793–1860), American author, better known under the pseudonym Peter Parley
- Stanley Griswold (1763–1815), American politician
- Tom Griswold (born 1953), American radio host
- William Griswold (disambiguation), several people
- Zona Maie Griswold (1889-1961), American singer
Fictional characters
- Clark Griswold, in National Lampoon's Vacation film series
- Gus Griswald, in the Recess television series
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References
- "Griswold Name Meaning & Griswold Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
See also
- Justice Griswold (disambiguation)
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