Greatrex Surname
Approximately 1,358 people bear this surname
Greatrex 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 SurnameGreatrex Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 868 | 1:64,191 | 7,503 |
| Australia | 146 | 1:184,902 | 18,557 |
| Canada | 120 | 1:307,047 | 28,331 |
| United States | 94 | 1:3,855,946 | 211,262 |
| Wales | 53 | 1:58,387 | 5,284 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 316 | 1:77,137 | 8,386 |
| Wales | 47 | 1:33,371 | 1,813 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Greatrex 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.
(English) Dweller at the Great Rakes [Old English greát + Northern English and Scot. rake, raik, (1) a rut or crevice; (2) a (sheep-) walk]
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.
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Greatrex Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greatrex Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Greatrex is found most frequently in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Greatrex? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 283,643rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,366,381 people. The surname Greatrex occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Greatrex reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname Greatrex is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 868 people, or 1 in 64,191. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 21 percent live, Staffordshire, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Outside of England this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.
Greatrex Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Greatrex has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Greatrex last name grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,350 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Greatrex Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Greatrex last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65% registered with the party.
The amount Greatrex earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 48.31% more than the national average, earning $63,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $53,693 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greaterex | 94 | 2 | / |
| Gratrex | 93 | 14 | / |
| Gretrex | 93 | 0 | / |
| Greaterrex | 89 | 0 | / |
| Greatrix | 88 | 489 | / |
| Gratriex | 88 | 11 | / |
| Greatrez | 88 | 1 | / |
| Greatres | 88 | 1 | / |
| Graetrex | 88 | 1 | / |
| Greatrox | 88 | 1 | / |
| Greatrax | 88 | 0 | / |
| Greaterix | 82 | 9 | / |
| Greattrax | 82 | 1 | / |
| Greatreak | 82 | 1 | / |
| Greatrice | 82 | 0 | / |
| Greatrese | 82 | 0 | / |
| Gratrix | 80 | 587 | / |
| Greatreaks | 78 | 11 | / |
| Greatreats | 78 | 0 | / |
| Gratreak | 75 | 38 | / |
| Gratreks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Graytrax | 75 | 0 | / |
| Greytrax | 75 | 0 | / |
| Greatrick | 71 | 32 | / |
| Gratreaks | 71 | 27 | / |
| Gratriz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grastreich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greatricks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gratric | 67 | 0 | / |
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