Greehey Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Greehey Surname Definition:

Ó Gríocha, (W) A variant of Ó Gríobhtha (see Griffey) peculiar to east Cork and west Waterford

Greehey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:7,397,121336,459

Greehey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Gríocha, (W) A variant of Ó Gríobhtha (see Griffey) peculiar to east Cork and west Waterford

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Greehey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greehey is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greehey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Greehey are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 7,397,121. In The United States Greehey is most frequent in: Texas, where 55 percent are found, New York, where 14 percent are found and Arkansas, where 10 percent are found.

Greehey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Greehey last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Greehey earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.96% more than the national average, earning $58,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greehy92104/
Greehe921/
Greahey861/
Greehee860/
Greey8383/
Greeh831/
Grehy830/
Grehe830/
Greuey7756/
Groehe778/
Greeae771/
Greeer771/
Greeet771/
Griehe771/
Graeeh771/
Greahy770/
Greethead7536/
Ghrahey7160/
Greethawee711/
Grehaya711/
Greaher711/
Groheyi711/
Grohe671,400/
Grahe67278/
Greay67168/
Greye67130/
Greei6799/
Greie6777/
Greue6747/
Gruey6741/
Grieh6715/
Grehi6714/
Greah6713/
Grihe6713/
Graey6713/
Greha676/
Graee675/
Gröhe674/
Greej673/
Greiy673/
Greethayuth672/
Greyhead672/
Griee672/
Graeh672/
Groee672/
Grecheha671/
Greehatz671/
Greuy670/
Griey670/
Greeyiss670/

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Footnotes

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