Graveley Surname

535,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Graveley Surname Definition:

Parishes in the counties of Herts and Cambridge. A Ralph de Gravele occurs in the hundred of Edwinstree, in the former shire, temp. Edward I. H.R.

Graveley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3091:1,173,00683,866
Dominican Republic1691:61,7333,013
Canada541:682,32655,162
England291:1,921,31276,208
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Graveley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Parishes in the counties of Herts and Cambridge. A Ralph de Gravele occurs in the hundred of Edwinstree, in the former shire, temp. Edward I. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Graveley Last Name Facts

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

Graveley is most common in The United States. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Graveley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Graveley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 535,476th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 12,105,558 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Graveley reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Graveley is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 309 people, or 1 in 1,173,006. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Montana, where 23 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live and New York, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Graveley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Graveley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Graveley surname increased 368 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 51 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Graveley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Graveley surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Graveley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.28% more than the national average, earning $44,566 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $50,978 CAD per year.

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Graveley Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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