Greatorix Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Greatorix Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the great ridge'; v. Rigg and Ridge, (a) Local, 'at the great rake or rakes.' 'Rake, a rut, crack, or crevice. North'(Halliwell). In Furness and Cumberland it seems to have been a sheep-track up the fells.
Read More About This SurnameGreatorix Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 80 | 1:304,692 | 20,471 |
Greatorix Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the great ridge'; v. Rigg and Ridge, (a) Local, 'at the great rake or rakes.' 'Rake, a rut, crack, or crevice. North'(Halliwell). In Furness and Cumberland it seems to have been a sheep-track up the fells. But of this I cannot speak positively. I had both Rake and Outrake as localities in my late parish (Ulverston). Probably Raikes owes its origin to one of these many places. Thus Greatorex seems to be either 'of the great ridge' or 'of the great rakes,' from residence thereby. If the former, then ridge has been sharpened into rex.
1382. Augustine Brandon and Elizabeth Greatracks, of Westham, Essex: Marriage Lic. (London).
1647. Married — Samuel Gratrix and Jane Wingfield: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1659. Married — John Greatrake and Ursula Whitaker: ibid.
1697. — James Berry and Rebecca Greatrick: ibid.
The Derbyshire name of Greatorex is evidently derived from Great Rocks, a hamlet in the parish of Wormhill. Greatrix and Gratrix are now Lancashire forms of the name. James Greatrex was a borongh - reeve of Manchester in 1758 (Baines' "Lancashire"). The name is also found in Staffordshire.
Greatorix Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greatorix Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Greatorix is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Greatorix? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Greatorix occurs mostly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Greatorix are found; 90 percent are found in Australasia and 90 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,420,826. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 47 percent are found, New South Wales, where 42 percent are found and Victoria, where 11 percent are found. Beside Australia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Greatorix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Greatorix has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gratorix | 94 | 0 | / |
| Gretorix | 94 | 0 | / |
| Greatorex | 89 | 2,898 | / |
| Greaterix | 89 | 9 | / |
| Gratorex | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gretorex | 82 | 1 | / |
| Graterix | 82 | 0 | / |
| Greatorez | 78 | 4 | / |
| Greatores | 78 | 2 | / |
| Greaterex | 78 | 2 | / |
| Greetorex | 78 | 1 | / |
| Greatorek | 78 | 1 | / |
| Greatariks | 74 | 1 | / |
| Greaterrex | 74 | 0 | / |
| Greterex | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gretoreks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Groetaris | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grattericks | 60 | 1 | / |
| Groetares | 56 | 25 | / |
| Gratereax | 56 | 2 | / |
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