Where Does The Last Name Greaves Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Greaves is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Greaves.

How Common Is The Last Name Greaves? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 15,384^th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 201,152 people. The last name Greaves is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Greaves reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles. Greaves is also the 864,112^th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 117 people.

Greaves is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 15,127 people, or 1 in 3,683. In England Greaves is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 9 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in 96 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Greaves Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Greaves has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Greaves surname grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 812 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 868 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 538 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 5 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Greaves Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States Greaves are 0.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Greaves earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 135.45% more than the national average, earning R 559,512 per year; in United States they earn 8.92% more than the national average, earning $47,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning $50,986 CAD per year.