Grays Surname

148,682nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Grays Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grays Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7821:130,28713,730
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
England351:1,591,94567,242
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
India211:36,526,923420,161
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Grays (144) may also be a first name.

Grays Last Name Facts

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

Grays (Russian: Грайс) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grays? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grays is the 148,682nd most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,451,243 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Grays are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Grays is also the 769,375th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 144 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,782 people, or 1 in 130,287. In The United States Grays is most frequent in: Texas, where 18 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Grays Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grays has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grays last name increased 2,727 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Grays Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Grays last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Grays last name are 14.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.41% being registered with the party.

Grays earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.1% less than the national average, earning $34,044 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graysh91382/
Grayes91217/
Grayse9116/
Grayts913/
Grayis913/
Gray89521,487/
Gras8922,321/
Grys891,652/
Grass8014,602/
Graus803,677/
Grgas80781/
Grais80758/
Greys80726/
Graas80697/
Grats80695/
Grase80509/
Graye80404/
Grash80339/
Greas80267/
Grayo80241/
Gruys80206/
Grasz80189/
Grahs80187/
Groys80181/
Graya80152/
Graes8092/
Grayi8056/
Gryss8039/
Grast8032/
Grysz8030/
Gryst8027/
Grads8022/
Grhas8020/
Grysh8018/
Grzys8015/
Grayd8013/
Grayt8011/
Hgras8010/
Gryse809/
Grayy809/
Grajs807/
Ghray805/
Grayu805/
Grray804/
Gryts804/
Grasp803/
Grasø803/
Ghras803/
Grazs802/
Kgray802/
Cgray802/
Grauy802/
Gryes802/
Graay801/
Grras801/
Grasc801/
Gryos801/
Grzas801/
Ggray801/
Grayh800/
Graiy800/
Grayashe771/
Grayhose771/
Graysova771/
Grayhaus770/
Gra751,285/
Gry751,238/
Grasse733,229/
Ghrais73918/
Grauss73463/
Grause73320/
Grasch73264/
Graiss73249/
Grease73185/
Greash73153/
Graise73140/
Grausz73128/
Grauds73119/
Gryesh73109/
Gratts73107/
Grayce7393/
Grayet7360/
Ghrash7353/
Grayot7351/
Greats7339/
Greyts7337/
Grayah7332/
Graszt7328/
Grayaa7325/
Grayee7321/
Gryseh7319/
Grytås7317/
Graass7311/
Greyis7311/
Grasst7310/
Gryess739/
Greyes736/
Graues736/
Ghraya736/
Greyas735/
Greyss735/
Grayed735/
Groyss734/
Graias734/
Grauzs734/
Gratse733/
Grysch733/
Graess733/
Grajes733/
Grujas733/
Graush732/
Graish732/
Grajas732/
Grayii732/
D'Gray732/
Grausø732/
Grausc731/
Greass731/
Graats731/
Groyis731/
Griyes731/
Greyds731/
Greysh731/
Grieas731/
Grasce731/
Grassp731/
Grauts731/
Graych731/
Greads731/
Geeray731/
Grashe731/
Grahas731/
Grayaâ731/
Grayaà731/
Graits731/
Kgrass731/
Ngraye731/
Grasås731/
Grawes731/
Grayau731/
Grayej731/
Grayop731/
Grayou731/
Grejas731/
Greauy731/
Graesh731/
Graths730/
Greyse730/
Grayuu730/
Graies730/
Grayhouse7110/
Grey6755,207/
Grau6751,536/
Grad6712,804/
Grah6712,373/
Gris675,622/
Gres674,684/
Graß673,335/
Gryc672,679/
Gryz672,614/
Grap671,415/
Graj671,256/
Graz671,064/
Grac671,022/
Graś67938/
Grai67829/
Graa67682/
Gruy67568/
Gryp67496/
Grat67492/
Groy67310/
Gryt67299/
Grea67293/
Gryś67290/
Gratsch67256/
Grga67176/
Grae67165/
Grra67165/
Gräs67119/
Graisse67113/
Gryć67107/
Graesch6774/
Grňa6771/
Gryč6771/
Ghrahey6760/
Groa6734/
Gryż6733/
Grajesz6731/
Graishe6729/
Grascht6728/
Ghra6723/
Ngra6721/
Grausch6720/
Grax6718/
Grès6718/
Grahase6716/
Gåra6716/
Grausse6712/
Ghrajiy6712/
Grayhat6711/
Graš679/
Grasova678/
Gőry678/
Grayova677/
Ghry677/
Graş676/
Grasová675/
Griy674/
Grha674/
Grayche674/
Grye674/
Graiszh674/
Gréa674/
Grúa673/
Gryj673/
Grač673/
Grzy673/
Grasche672/
Graisch672/
Grés672/
Grhy672/
G'Ra671/
Graious671/
Grajesh671/
Grza671/
Greyass671/
Greyiss671/
Grauest671/
Graç671/
Grás671/
Hgra671/
Geerats671/
Grassse671/
Grayetd671/
Grayett671/
Grayová671/
Grać671/
Grraise671/
Gryo671/
Gryź671/
Ghrayeh671/
Qgra671/
Ngry671/
Cgry671/
Geerhay671/
Gryh671/
Gryi671/
Gryd671/
Hgry671/
Greasse670/
Greeyes670/
Graisth670/

Grays Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grays in the Russian language
Грайсgrajs-

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Footnotes

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