Gresley Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Gresley Surname Definition:

Did no such place as Gresley, co. Derby, exist, I should be disposed to assign, as the ancestor of the family, that Domesd. tenant, Albertus Greslet, who held "inter Ripam et Mersam;"but the Gresley pedigree is clearly traced to the Conquest, and even to an earlier date, as cadets of the great house of Toni, hereditary standard-bearers of Normandy.

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Gresley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
England361:1,547,72466,012
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Wales81:386,81619,671
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
Wales131:120,6475,000
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Gresley (38) may also be a first name.

Gresley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Did no such place as Gresley, co. Derby, exist, I should be disposed to assign, as the ancestor of the family, that Domesd. tenant, Albertus Greslet, who held "inter Ripam et Mersam;"but the Gresley pedigree is clearly traced to the Conquest, and even to an earlier date, as cadets of the great house of Toni, hereditary standard-bearers of Normandy. Lysons' Derb, "Descended from Nigel, called De Stafford, mentioned in Domesd. and said to have been a younger son of Boger de Toni, and very soon after the Conquest established in Derbyshire, first at Gresley (unde nomen) and afterwards at Drakelow in the same parish," where they still remain. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Baronets. A well-known branch of the house of De Toesni, Barons of Toesni and Conches, Normandy.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire Nigel, second son of Nigel de Toigni (afterwards de Stafford), took the name of de Gresley from his lord­ship of Gresley, Leicestershire De Grisele in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

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

Gresley: in Leland, Greilly; from Gresilé in Anjou. Albert Greslet occurs in Domesday as Baron of Manchester. The name has assumed the form of Gredley and Greely.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Gresley Last Name Facts

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

Gresley is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gresley? popularity and diffusion

Gresley is the 1,038,570th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name Gresley is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Gresley reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 38 people.

The surname Gresley is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 2,002,536. In The United States Gresley is most common in: Indiana, where 23 percent live, Michigan, where 14 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Gresley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gresley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 223 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gresley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gresley surname is primarily Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gresley last name are 30.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.08% being registered with the political party.

Gresley earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.79% more than the national average, earning $51,257 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greasley932,057/
Gressley93476/
Greesley931/
Greisley931/
Griesley930/
Graesley930/
Gresle92516/
Gresly9245/
Greley9212/
Graessley8841/
Gresilley882/
Greissley880/
Greeley866,938/
Grasley86674/
Grisley86334/
Grealey86266/
Gressly86130/
Gressle86101/
Gresler8656/
Gersley8646/
Greisle8640/
Grosley8629/
Greshle8622/
Greasly8620/
Greslie8618/
Graesle862/
Greyley861/
Grieley861/
Gresles861/
Greslea860/
Grecley860/
Griesly860/
Graesly860/
Griesle860/
Gretley860/
Greiley860/
Grele83191/
Grely8332/
Gressler801,423/
Graessle80692/
Greselle80365/
Grassley80315/
Greisler80156/
Greszler80144/
Grossley8088/
Greatley8056/
Gresille8027/
Greissle8021/
Greshler8021/
Grejsler809/
Gresslle804/
Greesler802/
Gresslie801/
Graysley801/
Greassle801/
Greehley801/
Greeleys801/
Groessle801/
Gresller801/
Graisley800/
Graeslee800/
Grissley800/
Graessly800/
Greassly800/
Graeszle800/
Grizsley800/
Grelet773,443/
Grealy771,644/
Greely771,618/
Greule77499/
Grisle77230/
Griley77183/
Grasle7777/
Gräsle7770/
Grelya7757/
Greile7743/
Gresli7739/
Gresla7726/
Grosle7716/
Greloy7713/
Greles7712/
Grzely7711/
Greele778/
Greslé777/
Grelie776/
Greler775/
Grysle774/
Grīsle774/
Grešle774/
Griely772/
Grisly772/
Gersle772/
Girsle771/
Grelee771/
Gersly771/
Griele770/
Girsly770/
Grrely770/
Greyle770/
Greschler75113/
Greissler759/
Gresselle759/
Gresiller752/
Graesslie751/
Grésilley751/
Greseller751/
Grizzsley750/
Greally71674/
Gretler71614/
Grässle71396/
Greßler71361/
Greiler71345/
Grassle71172/
Graslie7196/
Grayley7193/
Grisler7167/
Grailey7159/
Greeler7152/
Groslie7143/
Gräsler7142/
Greszla7131/
Grislet7127/
Greslou7122/
Gressli7119/
Grezler7113/
Greelee7112/
Grazley719/
Graslee718/
Grössle718/
Grissle717/
Grösler717/
Gersler716/
Graeßle716/
Greißle716/
Grizley714/
Greilly712/
Greshchler712/
Greeloy712/
Grislie711/
Greslat711/
Grettle711/
Greulle711/
Griezle711/
Greales711/
Greelea711/
Grealle711/
Groslay711/
Greśler711/
Grzelea711/
Greatle711/
Gircley711/
Greasli710/
Girsler710/
Greelay710/
Greyled710/
Greeliy710/
Greiles710/
Grislei710/
Greesli710/
Greizle710/
Graszle710/
Grislle710/
Graisly710/
Grealer710/
Grislly710/
Grissly710/
Gresschler710/
Grishly710/
Grela678,827/
Graizely67332/
Grile67289/
Groselle67227/
Grozelle67211/
Greiller67142/
Greli67133/
Grethler67131/
Griselle6787/
Grähsler6780/
Grezelle6768/
Grettler6759/
Grässler6756/
Grissler6746/
Grössler6741/
Greillet6736/
Greselli6727/
Grizzley6724/
Grizelle6719/
Gryle6714/
Gjørslie6714/
Gretszla6710/
Graessli679/
Girschle679/
Gresilla678/
Greitler678/
Greißler678/
Greschla674/
Grazelle672/
Greelees672/
Gerssler672/
Graselle672/
Greislis672/
Gréselle672/
Gershler672/
Grosslee671/
Greslish671/
Gretelle671/
Gricelle671/
Griezzle671/
Grasslie671/
Girzelle671/
Geereely671/
Graselly671/
Graesslé671/
Grisleja671/
Griszler671/
Grizelly671/
Grlej671/
Grély671/
Grésille671/
Gröhsler671/
D'Greely671/
Gerzelly671/
Grecelle671/
Grazelly671/
Greeleis670/
Graissle670/
Graessla670/
Grily670/
Grisille670/

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