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

The last name Greally occurs in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greally? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 491,125th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,812,383 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Greally live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Greally is most frequent in Ireland, where it is carried by 347 people, or 1 in 13,570. In Ireland Greally is most numerous in: Connaught, where 48 percent are found, Leinster, where 40 percent are found and Munster, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Ireland this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and New Zealand, where 7 percent are found.

Greally Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greally has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name grew 139 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 9,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greally Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Greally surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being 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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