Grenda (surname)Grenda is a Polish surname. According to the Dictionary of American Family Names, it is a variant of the Polish surname Grzęda, meaning "perch", "roost", or "patch of land".Notable people with the surname include: Alfred Grenda, Australian cyclist Ivana Švarc-Grenda, Croatian pianist Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda, Polish politician Michael Grenda, Australian cyclist Stephen Grenda, American football coach