Greson Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Greson Surname Definition:

GRESOUN: John Gresone was witness in Aberdeen, 1516 (REA., II. p. 313), and another John Gresoun, provincial of the Friars Preachers of St. Andrews, 1545 (Laing, 494) is probably the John Gresoun, Gryson, or Gresone, professor of sacred theology in St.

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Greson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Greson (260) may also be a first name.

Greson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

GRESOUN: John Gresone was witness in Aberdeen, 1516 (REA., II. p. 313), and another John Gresoun, provincial of the Friars Preachers of St. Andrews, 1545 (Laing, 494) is probably the John Gresoun, Gryson, or Gresone, professor of sacred theology in St. Andrews, 1560. Andro Gressoune and Joke Gressoum appear in the Rental of the Abbey of Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 520). compare Grierson.

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

Greson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greson (Russian: Гресон) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greson? popularity and diffusion

Greson is the 2,237,939th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Greson occurs mostly in Africa, where 38 percent of Greson live; 33 percent live in Southern Africa and 33 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 552,051st most frequent first name in the world It is held by 260 people.

The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 771,912. In Zimbabwe Greson is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 65 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 30 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 5 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Greson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greson last name declined 64 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Greson last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Greson surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Greson earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.24% less than the national average, earning $36,143 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greeson924,711/
Greyson923,425/
Greason92941/
Gredson92213/
Gresson92137/
Grieson9273/
Greshon9270/
Greison9234/
Gretson921/
Gresond921/
Gresonh921/
Grexson920/
Griesohn8623/
Gressone8614/
Greisson8613/
Greysson8612/
Greatson865/
Greytson862/
Greesson861/
Greescon861/
Gression861/
Greesong860/
Griesson860/
Greschon860/
Grison834,380/
Gryson831,745/
Gresan83182/
Gresen8397/
Grejon8353/
Grezon838/
Gresun834/
Grexon834/
Gresom832/
Grecon831/
Greasotin805/
Greschong801/
Grayson7732,776/
Greisen771,065/
Grisson77654/
Greshan77197/
Griesen77188/
Grishon77165/
Grejsen77142/
Gerzson7784/
Groison7781/
Graison7752/
Gressen7745/
Grisone7735/
Greysen7733/
Griesan7727/
Grysson7719/
Greesan7717/
Gresian7717/
Gressom7716/
Greshom7712/
Greesen7712/
Griscon7711/
Greysan778/
Gryszon778/
Gretsen774/
Greusen774/
Gresanh774/
Gresant773/
Gressan772/
Grisgon772/
Gretsan771/
Grrison771/
Greesom771/
Grescan771/
Gresehn771/
Greseun771/
Greizon771/
Gruyson771/
Grisyon771/
Grijson771/
Gresang771/
Gruison770/
Greasen770/
Greecon770/
Grioson770/
Grydson770/
Grayshon71299/
Griessen71248/
Gressien71177/
Gressang7159/
Graitson7159/
Gresienė7155/
Gressant7137/
Gershzon7135/
Gressung7120/
Girshson7113/
Greschan7113/
Greeshan719/
Grission718/
Greesang715/
Gredsund715/
Graisoon714/
Greazion713/
Greashan713/
Grischon712/
Greyshan711/
Grissoin711/
Gressane711/
Gretshan711/
Graysond711/
Graysonn711/
Girszson711/
Grezoune711/
Gajresen711/
Geerison711/
Graytson711/
Grehseen711/
Grittson710/
Grissone710/
Graisson710/
Greshane710/
Grissonn710/
Griscohn710/
Greassen710/
Grizon67504/
Grižon67356/
Grisan67111/
Grysen67103/
Grisom67103/
Gryzen6741/
Grečan6724/
Gryzon6717/
Grysan6716/
Gricon6715/
Grisen679/
Grejan678/
Gresam676/
Grycon676/
Grecan675/
Grisun675/
Gershzohn673/
Grisonová673/
Grezan673/
Gresem672/
Grycen672/
Gretschun672/
Gerszchon672/
Grixon671/
Guerhsonn671/
Girschson671/
Grisón671/
Griesienė671/
Guerschon671/
Greethsen671/
Grecen670/

Greson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greson in the Russian language
Гресонgreson-

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