Gredley Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gredley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gredley.'

Adam Gredle, Lancashire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Robert de Gredle, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Gredley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:977,51048,999
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Gredley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gredley.'

Adam Gredle, Lancashire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Robert de Gredle, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Gredley, Nottinghamshire, ibid.

Hawys de Gredley, Somerset, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Or Grelly, from Gresillé, Anjou. Albert Greslet, Baron of Manchester under Roger de Poitou, occurs in Domesd. (270) in 1086. Robert Greslet had a suit in York 1130, with Eustace Fitz-John (Rot. Pip.), and paid a fine in Lincoln (Ib.). Robert de Greley m. Hawise de Burgh, of the family of Burgh, Earl of Kent, and his son Sir Thomas de Grelly was summoned by writ as a baron 1307. The name was often written Gredley, Gridley, and Gresley; but the family is altogether different from that of Gresley.

The Norman People (1874)

Gredley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gredley Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gredley is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gredley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gredley is the 2,047,559th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Gredley live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 977,510. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 47 percent are found, Essex, where 16 percent are found and Cambridgeshire, where 14 percent are found. Outside of England Gredley exists in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Gredley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gredley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gredley last name expanded 438 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gredley Last Name Statistics demography

Gredley earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.59% less than the national average, earning R 50,880 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gredle921/
Gredly920/
Gridley863,621/
Gredler861,116/
Girdley86496/
Gradley86173/
Greadly869/
Griedle861/
Greidly861/
Gerdley860/
Greddle860/
Grodley860/
Greadlee804/
Gridlley800/
Griddley800/
Greidler800/
Gradle77178/
Girdle7713/
Gerdle7713/
Gridle773/
Gridly771/
Gredlj771/
Girdly770/
Grodle770/
Girdler712,123/
Grädler71238/
Gerdler71174/
Griddle7156/
Gridler7132/
Gridlet7117/
Greydielly712/
Grödler711/
Girdles711/
Gridlay710/
Gruidle710/
Girdled710/
Gridloe710/
Gredilla67325/
Gradelle67165/
Gerdille6726/
Gradille671/
Grodelle670/

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