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

Greavey is found most frequently in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 4,206,983^rd most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Greavey are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is most common in: Cheshire, where 67 percent are found, Merseyside, where 25 percent are found and East Sussex, where 8 percent are found. Other than England it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 27 percent are found and Ireland, where 9 percent are found.

Greavey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Greavey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Greavey last name expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Greavey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.