Greally Surname

491,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Greally Surname Definition:

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

Greally Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3471:13,5701,602
England1831:304,47023,072
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2501:17,7192,154
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Greally 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

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Greally Last Name Facts

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

Greally occurs most in Ireland. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Greally click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greally? popularity and diffusion

Greally is the 491,125th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,812,383 people. The surname Greally occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Greally reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Greally is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is carried by 347 people, or 1 in 13,570. In Ireland Greally is primarily found in: Connaught, where 48 percent live, Leinster, where 40 percent live and Munster, where 10 percent live. Barring Ireland it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent live and New Zealand, where 7 percent live.

Greally Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greally has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Greally surname expanded 139 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 9,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greally Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Greally last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Greally earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.81% more than the national average, earning $56,444 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grealy921,644/
Grally923/
Groelly86345/
Grealey86266/
Gralley8661/
Greasly8620/
Grailly8611/
Greilly862/
Greelly861/
Grealle861/
Grielly861/
Grely8332/
Graly8313/
Greasley802,057/
Greatley8056/
Grehalle808/
Geerally801/
Graselly801/
Gralla771,668/
Greely771,618/
Graley771,037/
Gralle7768/
Grelya7757/
Graily7714/
Greloy7713/
Greley7712/
Grzely7711/
Groely779/
Graely775/
Gralli774/
Griely772/
Grahly771/
Gralya771/
Grauly770/
Grrely770/
Gruely770/
Grasselly7534/
Grattelly756/
Gresilley752/
Geereilly752/
Greycelly751/
Greeley716,938/
Graille711,402/
Grealis71591/
Gresley71242/
Graulle71176/
Graller71172/
Gruelle71158/
Groelle7189/
Grallet7113/
Greeloy712/
Graelle711/
Grailla711/
Gruelli711/
Greulle711/
Greyley711/
Grieley711/
Greales711/
Grielli711/
Greyali711/
Gralles711/
Greatle711/
Greehalles710/
Greelle710/
Greasli710/
Groeley710/
Greelay710/
Greeliy710/
Gretley710/
Graeley710/
Groelli710/
Greiley710/
Grealer710/
Grela678,827/
Grala674,126/
Grealish671,473/
Graillet67445/
Greselle67365/
Griselli67332/
Grele67191/
Gratelli67167/
Greiller67142/
Gruyelle67136/
Greli67133/
Gracelli67106/
Griselle6787/
Gruielle6764/
Graselli6756/
Grauslys6754/
Grali6741/
Grale6738/
Greullet6738/
Gratelle6736/
Greillet6736/
Greselli6727/
Gresille6727/
Grailles6725/
Grahalle6712/
Grailler6712/
Grawelli674/
Gracille673/
Graselle672/
Grayllet672/
Gréselle672/
Greesley671/
Grajella671/
Grajolla671/
Gritelli671/
Grejales671/
Gretelle671/
Gricelle671/
Grealich671/
Greehley671/
Greeleys671/
Greisley671/
Gracelle671/
Grecelli671/
Geereely671/
Grasilli671/
Grauller671/
Grouelle671/
Grély671/
D'Greely671/
Grecelle671/
Groulley670/
Grily670/
Greealeh670/

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