Cray Surname
Approximately 5,483 people bear this surname
Cray Surname Definition:
A mutilation of Macray.
Cray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,157 | 1:114,811 | 12,406 |
| England | 806 | 1:69,129 | 7,983 |
| Cambodia | 701 | 1:22,093 | 1,352 |
| Australia | 257 | 1:105,042 | 11,793 |
| Ireland | 115 | 1:40,947 | 3,187 |
| Canada | 100 | 1:368,456 | 33,054 |
| Wales | 87 | 1:35,569 | 3,540 |
| New Zealand | 62 | 1:73,037 | 10,843 |
| Northern Ireland | 35 | 1:52,715 | 4,341 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 37 | 1:119,726 | 7,101 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 526 | 1:46,341 | 5,744 |
| Scotland | 42 | 1:89,124 | 4,677 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 876 | 1:57,327 | 6,378 |
Cray (740) may also be a first name.
Cray Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A mutilation of Macray.
Cray Demographics
Average Male Cray Height
177.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Cray Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cray in the Arabic language | ||
| كراي | kray | - |
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