Graye Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Graye Surname Definition:

(English) The gray-haired man; one who came from Gray, in France.

Graye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
Canada711:518,95243,932
Liberia301:146,95110,677
France291:2,290,439180,028
England281:1,989,93178,001
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Graye (55) may also be a first name.

Graye Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The gray-haired man; one who came from Gray, in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Graye Last Name Facts

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

Graye is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Graye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Graye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Graye is the 721,185th most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. The surname Graye occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Graye reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Graye is also the 1,336,256th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 55 people.

The last name Graye is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 1,655,064. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 22 percent live, New Jersey, where 9 percent live and Arizona, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent live and Liberia, where 7 percent live.

Graye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Graye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Graye surname grew 7,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Graye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Graye surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Graye earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.96% more than the national average, earning $47,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.58% less than the national average, earning $39,957 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grayes91217/
Grayet9160/
Grayee9121/
Graiye919/
Grayed915/
Ngraye911/
Grayej911/
Gray89521,487/
Grae89165/
Grye894/
Grayetd831/
Grayett831/
Grayyeh831/
Ghrayeh831/
Graiyer830/
Grays802,973/
Grawe802,760/
Graue801,916/
Graae80581/
Graie80245/
Grayo80241/
Greay80168/
Graya80152/
Greye80130/
Gruye8091/
Grayi8056/
Griye8050/
Graje8021/
Graey8013/
Grayd8013/
Grayt8011/
Grayy809/
Ghray805/
Grayu805/
Graee805/
Grray804/
Graeh802/
Kgray802/
Cgray802/
Grauy802/
Groye802/
Graay801/
Graei801/
Ggray801/
Grayh800/
Graiy800/
Graysh73382/
Grawey73320/
Grauet7398/
Grawez7372/
Grawie7356/
Grayot7351/
Ngriye7336/
Grayah7332/
Graiet7329/
Grayaa7325/
Gruyee7324/
Gruyez7322/
Ngreye7321/
Grahie7317/
Graawe7310/
Greyez737/
Greyes736/
Graues736/
Ghraya736/
Grauwe735/
Grajed735/
Greays734/
Grayts733/
Grayis733/
Grajie733/
Grayii732/
D'Gray732/
Grajeh732/
Grajez732/
Grygie731/
Griyes731/
Graych731/
Greaer731/
Geeray731/
Greeae731/
Greyed731/
Graied731/
Grayaâ731/
Grayaà731/
Grioye731/
Grawei731/
Gragge731/
Graihe731/
Grawes731/
Grayau731/
Grayop731/
Grayou731/
Grouay731/
Greyet731/
Gryjeh731/
Ghraee731/
Graiie731/
Grajoy731/
Grawee731/
Greaes731/
Greauy731/
Graeeh731/
Gragie730/
Greahy730/
Grahea730/
Grayuu730/
Graies730/
Grey6755,207/
Grau6751,536/
Grue671,707/
Graj671,256/
Grai67829/
Graa67682/
Gruy67568/
Gree67554/
Groe67542/
Greu67541/
Grie67413/
Groy67310/
Grea67293/
Grei67175/
Grauwet6787/
Ghrahey6760/
Groa6734/
Graweid6731/
Grajesz6731/
Griyett6713/
Ghrajiy6712/
Grayhat6711/
Gruiyer6711/
Griyech6710/
Grayova677/
Graigie676/
Gréa674/
Grúa673/
Ghraiet673/
Greaetz672/
Greaher671/
Greahey671/
Graieht671/
Grajaes671/
Grayová671/
Ghraiep671/
Graouet671/
Grauett671/
Geerhay671/
Greaess670/
Grayhay670/
Greeyes670/

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