Gresty Surname

252,652nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gresty Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gresty,' a township in the parish of Wybunbury, Cheshire.

1604. Randle Grastie, of Warford: Wills at Chester.

1624. Elizabeth Lownes, of Grestie, Cheshire: ibid. (1621-50).

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Gresty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1761:47,3795,955
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Canada551:669,92054,285
Australia501:539,91440,287
Wales391:79,3476,699
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7151:34,0914,469
Wales171:92,2604,121
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Gresty (57) may also be a first name.

Gresty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gresty,' a township in the parish of Wybunbury, Cheshire.

1604. Randle Grastie, of Warford: Wills at Chester.

1624. Elizabeth Lownes, of Grestie, Cheshire: ibid. (1621-50).

1639. Humphrey Greste, of Farnworth: ibid.

1648. Henry Grastye, of Warford, Cheshire; ibid.

Later on the surname assumed new variants:

1692. Elizabeth Greastie, of Macclesfield, widow: Wills at Chester.

1696. Joseph Greasty, of Great Warford, gentleman: ibid.

From Greasty the last change took place, viz. to Gresty, and that, with its own variants, is the form found in the district directories.

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

Gresty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gresty is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gresty? popularity and diffusion

Gresty is the 252,652nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,653,605 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Gresty live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,308,380th most widely held forename internationally, held by 57 people.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1,176 people, or 1 in 47,379. In England Gresty is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 33 percent live, Cheshire, where 16 percent live and Greater London, where 6 percent live. Barring England it is found in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Gresty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gresty has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gresty surname rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,591 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gresty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gresty last name are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gresty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 122.67% more than the national average, earning R 529,140 per year; in United States they earn 9.25% more than the national average, earning $47,139 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.69% less than the national average, earning $40,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greasty922/
Grestey920/
Grestay920/
Gresta83840/
Gresti83165/
Gristy8391/
Greste8322/
Gresté834/
Greszta771,236/
Gristey7793/
Greasta7711/
Grested777/
Grestes773/
Grester772/
Gressta771/
Graisty770/
Gredsted7192/
Greister712/
Gresster711/
Greyster711/
Greester711/
Gresteit711/
Gresther710/
Gresthie710/
Grestter710/
Gristi67200/
Griste6792/
Grista6713/

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