Grealey Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Grealey Surname Definition:

Mag Raoghallaigh (W) Almost exclusively a Galway-Mayo name. IF 192

Grealey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:488,75531,416
Canada541:682,32655,162
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Ireland361:130,8046,280
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland581:76,3775,461
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Grealey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mag Raoghallaigh (W) Almost exclusively a Galway-Mayo name. IF 192

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Grealey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grealey occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grealey? popularity and diffusion

Grealey is the 973,426th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. Grealey occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Grealey live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

Grealey is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 488,755. In England Grealey is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 21 percent live, West Midlands, where 20 percent live and Merseyside, where 19 percent live. Besides England it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Grealey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grealey has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Grealey surname rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 190 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 38 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grealey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Grealey surname is chiefly Catholic (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Grealey last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Grealey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.7% more than the national average, earning R 412,776 per year; in United States they earn 7.03% less than the national average, earning $40,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.29% more than the national average, earning $52,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greasley932,057/
Greatley9356/
Grealy921,644/
Graley921,037/
Greley9212/
Greeley866,938/
Grasley86674/
Greally86674/
Gresley86242/
Grayley8693/
Gralley8661/
Grailey8659/
Greasly8620/
Grauley867/
Gratley861/
Greyley861/
Grieley861/
Greales861/
Grealle861/
Greatle861/
Groeley860/
Gretley860/
Graeley860/
Greiley860/
Grealer860/
Grele83191/
Grale8338/
Grely8332/
Graly8313/
Grehalle808/
Greesley801/
Grejales801/
Graysley801/
Greehley801/
Greeleys801/
Greisley801/
Graisley800/
Greealeh800/
Grelet773,443/
Greely771,618/
Gresle77516/
Greule77499/
Graule77486/
Grahle77188/
Griley77183/
Groele77104/
Grasle7777/
Gralle7768/
Greile7743/
Graler7732/
Graile7723/
Graily7714/
Gralet7714/
Greloy7713/
Greles7712/
Grzely7711/
Groely779/
Greele778/
Grelie776/
Greler775/
Ngrale775/
Grales775/
Graely775/
Gruele774/
Grally773/
Griely772/
Grayle772/
Graale772/
Grahly771/
Ghrale771/
Gralie771/
Graleh771/
Gralue771/
Gralya771/
Gralei771/
Gralej771/
Grelee771/
Gralje771/
Gratle771/
Grauly770/
Griele770/
Grrely770/
Gruely770/
Greyle770/
Gresilley752/
Graille711,402/
Gretler71614/
Grealis71591/
Groelly71345/
Greiler71345/
Grisley71334/
Gralher71241/
Grailet71236/
Graulle71176/
Graller71172/
Gruelle71158/
Grailer7191/
Groelle7189/
Gresler7156/
Greeler7152/
Greisle7140/
Grahler7137/
Graylee7123/
Grasler7119/
Grallet7113/
Grealou7113/
Greelee7112/
Grailly7111/
Graslee718/
Graulet717/
Grajale715/
Greilly712/
Greeloy712/
Growele712/
Grayler711/
Graelle711/
Grajles711/
Grouley711/
Grettle711/
Greulle711/
Graulee711/
Grealas711/
Greelea711/
Greelly711/
Grauler711/
Grahale711/
Gresles711/
Graahle711/
Grielly711/
Greyali711/
Gralles711/
Greslea710/
Greehalles710/
Greelle710/
Greasli710/
Greelay710/
Grattle710/
Greyled710/
Greeliy710/
Greiles710/
Graaler710/
Grela678,827/
Grala674,126/
Grealish671,473/
Grajalez67639/
Graillet67445/
Greselle67365/
Grayless67338/
Grile67289/
Greisler67156/
Greiller67142/
Gruyelle67136/
Greli67133/
Grethler67131/
Gralheer6789/
Griselle6787/
Gruielle6764/
Grettler6759/
Grauslys6754/
Grali6741/
Greullet6738/
Gratelle6736/
Greillet6736/
Gresille6727/
Grathler6726/
Grailles6725/
Gryle6714/
Grahalle6712/
Grailler6712/
Greitler678/
Grajeles675/
Grayales673/
Grayhale673/
Gracille673/
Grojales673/
Greelees672/
Grajalea672/
Grahales672/
Greesler672/
Graselle672/
Grayllet672/
Gréselle672/
Graiales671/
Gretelle671/
Gricelle671/
Grijalya671/
Grealich671/
Grauylee671/
Gracelle671/
Geerally671/
Geereely671/
Graselly671/
Grauller671/
Grouelle671/
Grlej671/
Grély671/
D'Greely671/
Grecelle671/
Greeleis670/
Graslech670/
Groulley670/
Grily670/

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