Growth regulating factor (GRF) is a plantspecific transcription factor family that plays an important regulatory role in plant growth and development. In this study, 11 CsGRF transcription factors were identified in tea plant genome with complete characteristic domains QLQ and WRC. The CsGRF family members contained 3 to 6 exons and were divided into 6 groups based on phylogenetic relationships, which are closer to the grape and kiwi. The transcriptome data analysis of different tissues indicated that the GRF family was highly expressed in the tender shoots. Upstream promoter region analysis revealed a large number of cisacting elements closely related to plant development, hormone and stress response. Fluorescence quantitative detection showed that 10 and 2 CsGRF members were upregulated under low temperature and drought stress, respectively, and CsGRF8 and CsGRF11 responded to both abiotic stresses. Furthermore, the expression levels of 9, 3 and 6 CsGRF genes were significantly different by ABA, MeJA and GA hormone treatments, respectively. This work indicates that the CsGRF family genes are involved in the growth and development and stress response in tea plants, speculating that CsGRF genes may play a role in the stress response relying on the hormone signal transduction pathways.