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

Greaves is found most frequently in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 15,384^th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 201,152 people. Greaves occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Greaves are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles. Greaves is also the 864,112^th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 117 people.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 15,127 people, or 1 in 3,683. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 9 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account England it is found in 96 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Greaves Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Greaves has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying 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 carrying the Greaves last name is chiefly Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Greaves surname are 0.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.86% 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.