Greeley Surname

71,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Greeley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Greeley.' I cannot find the spot. From the evidence below it would seem that the meaning is 'the grey meadow'; v. Ley; compare Whiteley and Blackley.

Thomas de Greyley, Rutland, 1273.

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Greeley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9461:60,9587,151
Canada6811:54,1056,453
England1611:346,07525,095
Iran471:1,633,67162,881
Australia321:843,61652,533
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Scotland101:535,38220,332
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4301:35,1184,173

Greeley (105) may also be a first name.

Greeley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Greeley.' I cannot find the spot. From the evidence below it would seem that the meaning is 'the grey meadow'; v. Ley; compare Whiteley and Blackley.

Thomas de Greyley, Rutland, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Albricus de Greyleye, Rutland, ibid.

Robert de Greyle, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Robert Greyleg, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

(English) Dweller at the Grey Lea [Old English grœg + leáh (Middle English ley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local: probably in co. Rutland, as De Greley and De Greyley are found there in H.R. temp. Edw. I.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Probably the same as Grelley or De Grelley, from Greilly, in France. Leland, in his Roll of Battel Abbey, includes this name with those who came into England with William the Conqueror. Grek, French, slender, slim, delicate.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Greeley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greeley occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greeley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Greeley is the 71,190th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,050,381 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Greeley are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Greeley is also the 920,134th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 105 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5,946 people, or 1 in 60,958. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 12 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Greeley is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Greeley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greeley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greeley surname expanded 416 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 575 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 136 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Greeley Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Greeley are 2.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.17% registered with the party.

The amount Greeley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.44% more than the national average, earning $47,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $44,725 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greesley931/
Greehley931/
Greeleys931/
Greely921,618/
Greley9212/
Greele928/
Grealey86266/
Gresley86242/
Greeler8652/
Greelee8612/
Greeloy862/
Greyley861/
Grieley861/
Greelea861/
Greelly861/
Greelle860/
Groeley860/
Greelay860/
Greeliy860/
Gretley860/
Graeley860/
Greiley860/
Grele83191/
Grely8332/
Greasley802,057/
Greselle80365/
Greatley8056/
Greelees802/
Greesler802/
Gretelle801/
Greisley801/
Geereely801/
D'Greely801/
Grecelle801/
Greeleis800/
Greealeh800/
Grelet773,443/
Grealy771,644/
Graley771,037/
Gresle77516/
Greule77499/
Griley77183/
Groele77104/
Grelya7757/
Greile7743/
Greloy7713/
Greles7712/
Grzely7711/
Groely779/
Groley777/
Greler775/
Graely775/
Gruele774/
Griely772/
Greela771/
Grelee771/
Griele770/
Grrely770/
Gruely770/
Greyle770/
Gresselle759/
Gresilley752/
Greycelly751/
Greseller751/
Greally71674/
Gretler71614/
Groelly71345/
Greiler71345/
Grisley71334/
Gruelle71158/
Grayley7193/
Groelle7189/
Gralley7161/
Grailey7159/
Gresler7156/
Greelis7146/
Grolley7145/
Greisle7140/
Greasly7120/
Grauley717/
Greilly712/
Growele712/
Graelle711/
Grouley711/
Grettle711/
Greulle711/
Greales711/
Grealle711/
Gresles711/
Grielly711/
Grzelea711/
Greatle711/
Greslea710/
Greehalles710/
Greyled710/
Greiles710/
Greesli710/
Grealer710/
Grela678,827/
Grile67289/
Greelish67209/
Greisler67156/
Greiller67142/
Gruyelle67136/
Greli67133/
Grethler67131/
Griselle6787/
Gruielle6764/
Grettler6759/
Grale6738/
Greullet6738/
Greillet6736/
Greselli6727/
Gresille6727/
Grole6717/
Gryle6714/
Grehalle678/
Greitler678/
Grajeles675/
Gréselle672/
Grejales671/
Greliyas671/
Gretella671/
Gricelle671/
Graysley671/
Grecelli671/
Geerally671/
Grecella671/
Grouelle671/
Grlej671/
Grély671/
Graisley670/
Greeliss670/
Groulley670/
Grily670/

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