Greely Surname

245,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,618 people bear this surname

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

Greely 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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Greely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4551:249,11323,706
England791:705,29239,851
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Ireland171:276,9969,887
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0421:48,1955,504

Greely (116) may also be a first name.

Greely 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

Greely Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greely is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Greely? popularity and diffusion

Greely is the 245,904th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,504,046 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Greely reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 868,627th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 116 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,455 people, or 1 in 249,113. In The United States Greely is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent live, Louisiana, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Greely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greely has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greely last name increased 140 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 123 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Greely Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Greely surname are 5.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Greely earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $44,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.01% less than the national average, earning $42,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greeley926,938/
Greeloy922/
Greelly921/
Greelay920/
Greeliy920/
Grely9132/
Greesley861/
Greehley861/
Greeleys861/
Geereely861/
D'Greely861/
Grealy831,644/
Grelya8357/
Greloy8313/
Greley8312/
Grzely8311/
Groely839/
Greele838/
Graely835/
Griely832/
Greela831/
Grrely830/
Gruely830/
Greycelly801/
Greally77674/
Groelly77345/
Grealey77266/
Gresley77242/
Greeler7752/
Greelis7746/
Greasly7720/
Greelee7712/
Greilly772/
Greyley771/
Grieley771/
Greelea771/
Grielly771/
Greelle770/
Groeley770/
Gretley770/
Greesli770/
Graeley770/
Greiley770/
Grela738,827/
Grele73191/
Greli73133/
Grély731/
Grily730/
Greasley712,057/
Greselle71365/
Greelish71209/
Greatley7156/
Greselli7127/
Greelees712/
Greesler712/
Gretelle711/
Greisley711/
Grecelli711/
Grecelle711/
Greeliss710/
Greeleis710/
Greealeh710/
Grelet673,443/
Grzela671,396/
Graley671,037/
Gresle67516/
Greule67499/
Griley67183/
Grelis67143/
Grelha67123/
Groele67104/
Grzelj6769/
Greile6743/
Gresli6739/
Groeli6730/
Grouly6723/
Greuli6717/
Graily6714/
Greles6712/
Grrela6712/
Gresselle679/
Greloi678/
Greslé677/
Groelj676/
Grelie676/
Greler675/
Grelia675/
Griela675/
Gruele674/
Grylee672/
Grelui672/
Gresilley672/
Graeli672/
Geereilly672/
Grieli672/
Grilya671/
Gresselli671/
Ngreli671/
Grelai671/
Grelee671/
Grilee671/
Greseller671/
Greila670/
Grauly670/
Griele670/
Greliz670/
Greyle670/

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