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

The surname Greaves is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

Greaves is the 15,384^th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 201,152 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Greaves are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 864,112^th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 117 people.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 15,127 people, or 1 in 3,683. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 9 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England this last name exists in 96 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Greaves Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Greaves Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Greaves surname is chiefly Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

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