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

The surname Greavy is more frequently found in Ireland than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 3,373,373^rd most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Greavy are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequent in Ireland, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 276,996. In Ireland Greavy is most common in: Connaught, where 94 percent are found and Leinster, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Ireland this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 44 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Greavy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Greavy has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Greavy surname fell 39 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greavy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.