Gredley Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGredley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
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.
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.
Gredley Demographics
Average Gredley Salary in
England
£22,672
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gredle | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gredly | 92 | 0 | / |
| Gridley | 86 | 3,621 | / |
| Gredler | 86 | 1,116 | / |
| Girdley | 86 | 496 | / |
| Gradley | 86 | 173 | / |
| Greadly | 86 | 9 | / |
| Griedle | 86 | 1 | / |
| Greidly | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gerdley | 86 | 0 | / |
| Greddle | 86 | 0 | / |
| Grodley | 86 | 0 | / |
| Greadlee | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gridlley | 80 | 0 | / |
| Griddley | 80 | 0 | / |
| Greidler | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gradle | 77 | 178 | / |
| Girdle | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gerdle | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gridle | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gridly | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gredlj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Girdly | 77 | 0 | / |
| Grodle | 77 | 0 | / |
| Girdler | 71 | 2,123 | / |
| Grädler | 71 | 238 | / |
| Gerdler | 71 | 174 | / |
| Griddle | 71 | 56 | / |
| Gridler | 71 | 32 | / |
| Gridlet | 71 | 17 | / |
| Greydielly | 71 | 2 | / |
| Grödler | 71 | 1 | / |
| Girdles | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gridlay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gruidle | 71 | 0 | / |
| Girdled | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gridloe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gredilla | 67 | 325 | / |
| Gradelle | 67 | 165 | / |
| Gerdille | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gradille | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grodelle | 67 | 0 | / |
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