Cray Surname

87,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Cray Surname Definition:

A mutilation of Macray.

Cray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1571:114,81112,406
England8061:69,1297,983
Cambodia7011:22,0931,352
Australia2571:105,04211,793
Ireland1151:40,9473,187
Canada1001:368,45633,054
Wales871:35,5693,540
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Northern Ireland351:52,7154,341
France271:2,460,101186,232
Israel251:342,30528,607
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
India151:51,137,692512,385
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5261:46,3415,744
Scotland421:89,1244,677
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8761:57,3276,378

Cray (740) may also be a first name.

Cray Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A mutilation of Macray.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cray Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cray Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Cray (Arabic: كراي) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cray? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 87,705th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,329,117 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Cray reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 302,485th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 740 people.

Cray is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,157 people, or 1 in 114,811. In The United States Cray is most common in: Florida, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Maine, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States Cray is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent live and Cambodia, where 13 percent live.

Cray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cray has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cray last name grew 360 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 311 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 791 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cray Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cray last name is primarily Catholic (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cray are 9.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.35% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cray earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $43,934 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $59,635 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crays89707/
Craye89359/
Chray89332/
Crayo89223/
Scray89138/
Craay899/
Crayé897/
Craiy895/
Crayt894/
Crayz893/
Crayi893/
Crray891/
Crahy891/
Crayy891/
Crajy890/
Cra861,438/
Cry86529/
Crahay801,117/
Schray801,042/
Crayop80181/
Crayee8022/
Crayes809/
Chraya801/
Crayoe801/
Chraye801/
Croy757,202/
Crea756,675/
Kray753,764/
Cras751,471/
Crai751,070/
Crye75945/
Crha75810/
Sray75448/
Crap75291/
Crey75278/
Xray75164/
Craß75144/
Chra75126/
Crae75109/
Craj75103/
Crys7595/
Craz7583/
Crau7581/
Cruy7576/
Crat7569/
Chry7541/
Cryz7527/
Croa7522/
Cryt7517/
Cryy7515/
Créa7512/
Crad7510/
Jray758/
Qray755/
Zray754/
Csra753/
Crah753/
Cryo752/
Scra752/
Cryh752/
Dcry752/
Criy752/
Crúa752/
Crzy752/
Crra752/
Craa751/
Cryd751/
Crza751/
Zcry751/
Czra751/
Cryi751/
Crry750/
Chrayah73546/
Chrayeh7310/
Chrayet737/
Chrayaa734/
Crayhee733/
Chrayat731/
Craiu672,525/
Chraa672,113/
Crass672,069/
Craus67953/
Craia67928/
Kraay67748/
Crapp67703/
Schra67646/
Kraya67537/
Chroy67452/
Shray67356/
Srayi67327/
Crais67290/
Crast67285/
Crauz67209/
Kraye67199/
Cruys67181/
Cruyt67170/
Creța67150/
Schry67144/
Chrea67141/
Krray67135/
Chrad67120/
Chras67120/
Chrys67107/
Crooy67105/
Cryts67104/
Cratt6773/
Crait6771/
Crouy6768/
Sraya6758/
Croia6756/
Chryć6754/
Crahe6748/
Croye6744/
Cread6737/
Krayo6737/
Craje6736/
Chrai6735/
Crash6732/
Creas6732/
Crajé6731/
Cryst6730/
Craiz6730/
Craid6729/
Tchra6727/
Chrey6726/
Croya6726/
Krayi6724/
Scroy6723/
Creat6723/
Srayh6720/
Craja6719/
Crrea6715/
Croys6715/
Crach6713/
Craas6713/
Krayu6711/
Krahy6711/
Crawe679/
Cruja679/
Craiß679/
Criyo679/
Sraye678/
Chrry677/
Croyt677/
Crats677/
Crija677/
Khray676/
Cradd676/
Craju676/
Crytz676/
Cruye676/
Craut676/
Chrat676/
Crasp675/
Craie675/
Srauy675/
Jrayj675/
Jraya675/
Crraj675/
Craue674/
Kcrai674/
Creys674/
Chrae674/
Chrra673/
Craij673/
Quray673/
Chraz673/
Chryz673/
Craux673/
Creah672/
Screy672/
Cradt672/
Craeh672/
Dcruy672/
Creyo672/
Creye672/
Kraiy672/
Chraâ672/
Criya672/
Créat672/
Chrha672/
Ckrai672/
Craih671/
Szray671/
Chraj671/
Chrau671/
Chrhy671/
Hcras671/
Jrayi671/
Creua671/
Creuy671/
Croja671/
Croyd671/
Cruyz671/
Crych671/
Cryja671/
Cryzt671/
Craap671/
Crads671/
Crauh671/
Creea671/
Creey671/
Creha671/
Creia671/
Scrra671/
Scrry671/
Croha671/
Craud671/
Kıray671/
Krayé671/
Zcrha671/
Zraya671/
Srayo671/
Srays671/
Qraya671/
Thcra671/
Czrha671/
Chrayahe671/
Chriy671/
Chrraaya671/
Chruy671/
Chryp671/
Csőry671/
Croyé671/
Créas671/
Creyó671/
Croiy671/
Creja671/
Crahs671/
Craić671/
Crapf671/
Creyd671/
Crysh671/
Zrayi671/
Zrgay671/
Zrhay671/
Dtcry671/
Chrayath671/
Cqrat671/
Creya671/
Crhys671/
Krayd671/
Creap670/
Creiy670/
Crysp670/
Craph670/
Criey670/
Scrau670/
Cryie670/

Cray Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cray in the Arabic language
كرايkray-

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