Gregg Surname

11,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Gregg Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gregory,' from nick. Greg, which see. Greig is the Scotch form, but it was not always so.

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

Gregg Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States35,4441:10,2261,242
England4,1181:13,5301,996
Australia2,2561:11,9661,752
Canada1,7931:20,5502,833
Northern Ireland1,3421:1,375288
Germany4271:188,53721,891
Jamaica3691:7,778911
Ireland3261:14,4451,658
New Zealand3181:14,2402,490
Scotland2301:23,2772,610
Wales1481:20,9092,227
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1361:828179
South Africa1331:407,35135,714
Israel811:105,65012,007
Mexico561:2,216,53919,710
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Saint Lucia541:3,311499
Trinidad and Tobago361:37,8883,656
France341:1,953,609166,012
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Antigua and Barbuda321:3,099465
Barbados311:9,273738
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Isle of Man201:4,291899
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Guatemala131:1,237,1285,444
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Panama121:326,0227,351
El Salvador121:528,6573,007
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
China41:341,830,39216,990
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Grenada21:54,2681,538
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,0501:4,219735
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9251:12,6631,912
Scotland1071:34,9832,812
Wales541:29,0451,617
Guernsey121:2,721462
Jersey91:5,7651,004
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,8101:6,430804

Gregg (90,444) may also be a first name.

Gregg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gregory,' from nick. Greg, which see. Greig is the Scotch form, but it was not always so.

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

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

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gregory,' from nick. Greg. For some reason or other Gregory was very popular as a font-name in Yorkshire and Lancashire, in the 13th and 14th centuries. In North Lancashire, as a result, Gregson became almost a colonial surname. Preston seems to have been the leading centre.

Simon fil. Greg, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Grege, ibid.

Johannes Gregge, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenahire.

Wilfelmus Gregge, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Gregson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Henricus Gregson, 1379: ibid.

Hugo Gregson, 1379: ibid.

Johanna Greg-doghter, 1379: ibid.

Thomas Gregson, of Plumpton, 1540: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Richard Gregson, of Ingolhead, 1587: ibid.

Robert Gregson, of Preston, 1607: ibid.

Cristopher Gregson, 1542: Preston Guild Rolls.

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

The first form a common surname especially in Fife and along the east central coast. In old parish records the name is spelled Greag (1689), Greg, Grege (1536), Gregg, Grieg, Grig (1508). Walter Greg witnessed a charter by Malcolm, earl of Fife, c. 1214—26 (RHM., II, p. 1). Patrick Grige was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1488 (NSCM., I, p. 33), and John Grige held land there, 1493 (REA., I, p. 334). Johannes Greg was chosen common councillor in Aberdeen, 1502 (Guildry, p. 192). David Greg was member of council of Stirling, 1522 (SBR., p. 275), and Paul Grege in Leith accepted the king's coronation, 1567 (RPC., I, p. 563). The Norwegian Griegs are descended from John Grieg of Fraserburgh, whose son Alexander (1739—1803) settled in Bergen, 1779. The father of Edward Grieg (1843—1907), the composer, was British consul at Bergen (Konvenations Leksikon, Kristiania, 1921). Admiral Greig of the Russian Navy was a Scot. See under Girig for origin. Grig 1609.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-Greek) an abbrev. of Gregory, q.v. (English) prob. occasionally a North. or East. un­palatalized form of Grey, q.v. [Old Englishgrœg]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nickname for Gregory. (“Watchman” in Latin, from “Gregs”, a flock.)

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Greg, a pet form of Gregory (watchman).

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hoarse.

— The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

(Welsh.) From Cryg, hoarse.

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

From Gréges; a location name in France, Graig, Monmouth. Or from the Old Norse, Greager, Grieg; from the Danish, Greger; from the German, Gregor, Grieger, Kreck, Krex; from the Flemish, Greek; from the French, Grégoire; a personal name.$

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Gregg Demographics

Gregg Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 7,956 (2014)

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Gregg Last Name Facts

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

Gregg (Russian: Грегг) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gregg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,757th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 152,539 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Gregg reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gregg is also the 11,159th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 90,444 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 35,444 people, or 1 in 10,226. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 5 percent reside and Ohio, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 82 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Gregg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gregg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gregg surname rose 454 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 69 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 215 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 274 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gregg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gregg surname is primarily Presbyterian (39%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gregg surname are 15.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gregg earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.46% more than the national average, earning R 321,912 per year; in United States they earn 0.18% more than the national average, earning $43,227 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.61% more than the national average, earning $51,971 CAD per year.

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Greagg9111/
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Greg896,119/
Greiggs834/
D'Gregg832/
Greig8022,054/
Grigg8015,557/
Grieg80403/
Gregz80201/
Gregs8077/
Grägg8055/
Greeg8042/
Gergg805/
Greag804/
Gregh804/
Gregt803/
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Graeg801/
Gregp801/
Gregc801/
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Griggs7340,814/
Gregsh7340/
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Girggs737/
Graigg735/
Gregue734/
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Greigk731/
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Gregch731/
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Gerggs730/
Grek679,731/
Grec673,836/
Gerg671,496/
Grig671,325/
Girg67257/
Gryg6760/
Grex6725/
Greigue675/
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Gräg671/
Grèg671/
Grög671/
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Gregg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gregg in the Russian language
Греггgregg-

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