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

Gredley is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gredley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,047,559th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Gredley reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.

Gredley is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 977,510. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 47 percent live, Essex, where 16 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 14 percent live. Barring England this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Gredley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gredley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gredley surname increased 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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