Greggs Surname
Approximately 1,716 people bear this surname
Greggs Surname Definition:
(English) Descendant of Greg, a pet form of Gregory (watchman).
Greggs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,612 | 1:224,850 | 21,760 |
| England | 69 | 1:807,508 | 43,459 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 125 | 1:195,003 | 15,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 467 | 1:107,535 | 10,760 |
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).
Greggs Demographics
Average Male Greggs Height
175.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Greggs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greggs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Greggs occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Greggs? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 234,672nd most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,246,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Greggs reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 25 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,612 people, or 1 in 224,850. In The United States it is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Greggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Greggs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Greggs surname rose 345 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Greggs Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Greggs last name are 14.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.64% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grieggs | 92 | 44 | / |
| Greiggs | 92 | 4 | / |
| Gregg | 91 | 47,775 | / |
| Gregs | 91 | 77 | / |
| Griggs | 83 | 40,814 | / |
| Graggs | 83 | 127 | / |
| Greigg | 83 | 88 | / |
| Groggs | 83 | 57 | / |
| Gregsh | 83 | 40 | / |
| Griegg | 83 | 33 | / |
| Greagg | 83 | 11 | / |
| Greegs | 83 | 8 | / |
| Girggs | 83 | 7 | / |
| Greegg | 83 | 6 | / |
| Greigs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Greggg | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gregse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Grgegg | 83 | 1 | / |
| Griegs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hgregg | 83 | 1 | / |
| Grregg | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gerggs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Greg | 80 | 6,119 | / |
| Graiggs | 77 | 2 | / |
| D'Gregg | 77 | 2 | / |
| Griggsd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grriggs | 77 | 0 | / |
| Greig | 73 | 22,054 | / |
| Grigg | 73 | 15,557 | / |
| Gergs | 73 | 768 | / |
| Grieg | 73 | 403 | / |
| Gregz | 73 | 201 | / |
| Grigs | 73 | 154 | / |
| Gresk | 73 | 144 | / |
| Grägg | 73 | 55 | / |
| Greeg | 73 | 42 | / |
| Greks | 73 | 9 | / |
| Girgs | 73 | 7 | / |
| Grogs | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gregh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Greag | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gregt | 73 | 3 | / |
| Grecg | 73 | 2 | / |
| Grīgs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gregp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gregc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grzeg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grags | 73 | 1 | / |
| Greyg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Greeks | 67 | 106 | / |
| Greske | 67 | 93 | / |
| Griecs | 67 | 43 | / |
| Greegh | 67 | 29 | / |
| Grigst | 67 | 9 | / |
| Graigg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Greshq | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gregue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Graigs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Greagh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Greigh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Grecse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greisk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greigk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greesk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grigss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greshk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grikgs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greysk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gregch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greygk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gresck | 67 | 0 | / |
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