Gragg Surname
Approximately 7,434 people bear this surname
Gragg Surname User-submission:
Gragg is a Scottish surname.
Clan MacGregor fled to Ireland to escape death by the Brits. However, anyone bearing the name MacGregor was still in threat of death. The clan started changing their name to Gregor and Gregg. Some even changed their surname to Campbell.
Read More About This SurnameGragg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,343 | 1:49,361 | 5,983 |
| Philippines | 46 | 1:2,200,831 | 124,033 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,143 | 1:43,936 | 5,095 |
Gragg (47) may also be a first name.
Gragg Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Gragg is a Scottish surname.
Clan MacGregor fled to Ireland to escape death by the Brits. However, anyone bearing the name MacGregor was still in threat of death. The clan started changing their name to Gregor and Gregg. Some even changed their surname to Campbell. When ancestor fled to North Carolina in the 1700's, his name was listed as Gragg instead of Gregg. Thus starting this surname.
- sgragg20Gragg Demographics
Average Male Gragg Height
178.35 cm
Average Female Gragg Height
159.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gragg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gragg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gragg occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gragg? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 66,980th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 980,299 people. The surname Gragg is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Gragg reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136th most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 47 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,343 people, or 1 in 49,361. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 16 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Gragg exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Gragg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gragg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 642 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gragg Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gragg last name are 23.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gragg earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.57% less than the national average, earning $39,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.03% less than the national average, earning $46,190 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graggs | 91 | 127 | / |
| Greagg | 91 | 11 | / |
| Graigg | 91 | 5 | / |
| Grag | 89 | 192 | / |
| Graiggs | 83 | 2 | / |
| Grayggh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Grogg | 80 | 3,077 | / |
| Graig | 80 | 503 | / |
| Ghrag | 80 | 29 | / |
| Gragt | 80 | 20 | / |
| Graag | 80 | 16 | / |
| Grahg | 80 | 12 | / |
| Graug | 80 | 11 | / |
| Greag | 80 | 4 | / |
| Grags | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gragh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grasg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Grayg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Greigg | 73 | 88 | / |
| Groggs | 73 | 57 | / |
| Graugs | 73 | 6 | / |
| Graigs | 73 | 3 | / |
| Greagh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Graigh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Grague | 73 | 2 | / |
| Graugh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grassg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gragch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grac | 67 | 1,022 | / |
| Grak | 67 | 830 | / |
| Gragová | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gragova | 67 | 20 | / |
| Grax | 67 | 18 | / |
| Greiggs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Grog | 67 | 2 | / |
| Graigue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gróg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graigtt | 67 | 1 | / |
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Gragg Reference & Research
Grigg FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gragg
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