Greggs Surname

234,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,716 people bear this surname

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

Greggs Surname Definition:

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

Greggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6121:224,85021,760
England691:807,50843,459
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:195,00315,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4671:107,53510,760

Greggs (25) may also be a first name.

Greggs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Greggs Last Name Facts

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

Greggs is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greggs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 234,672nd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,246,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Greggs are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Greggs is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 25 people.

The last name Greggs is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,612 people, or 1 in 224,850. In The United States Greggs is most common in: South Carolina, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States Greggs occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Greggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greggs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greggs surname rose 345 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greggs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Greggs surname are 14.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Greggs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8% less than the national average, earning $39,698 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.95% less than the national average, earning $48,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grieggs9244/
Greiggs924/
Gregg9147,775/
Gregs9177/
Griggs8340,814/
Graggs83127/
Greigg8388/
Groggs8357/
Gregsh8340/
Griegg8333/
Greagg8311/
Greegs838/
Girggs837/
Greegg836/
Greigs831/
Greggg831/
Gregse831/
Grgegg831/
Griegs831/
Hgregg831/
Grregg830/
Gerggs830/
Greg806,119/
Graiggs772/
D'Gregg772/
Griggsd771/
Grriggs770/
Greig7322,054/
Grigg7315,557/
Gergs73768/
Grieg73403/
Gregz73201/
Grigs73154/
Gresk73144/
Grägg7355/
Greeg7342/
Greks739/
Girgs737/
Grogs734/
Gregh734/
Greag734/
Gregt733/
Grecg732/
Grīgs732/
Gregp731/
Gregc731/
Grzeg731/
Grags731/
Greyg730/
Greeks67106/
Greske6793/
Griecs6743/
Greegh6729/
Grigst679/
Graigg675/
Greshq674/
Gregue674/
Graigs673/
Greagh673/
Greigh673/
Grecse671/
Greisk671/
Greigk671/
Greesk671/
Grigss671/
Greshk671/
Grikgs671/
Greysk671/
Gregch671/
Greygk671/
Gresck670/

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