Greylock Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Greylock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the grey lock,' a common kind of sobriquet in the surname period; compare Silverlock, Lovelock, Blacklock, &c. But in some cases these are personal names; compare Havelock or Horlock.

William Greylake, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Greylock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Greylock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the grey lock,' a common kind of sobriquet in the surname period; compare Silverlock, Lovelock, Blacklock, &c. But in some cases these are personal names; compare Havelock or Horlock.

William Greylake, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Peter Greylake, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Margery Greylake, Somerset, x Edward III: ibid.

John Greylok, vicar of Kempston, Norfolk, 1396: History of Norfolk.

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

Greylock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greylock occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greylock? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Greylock is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Greylock are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Greylock is mostly found in: Florida, where 29 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Massachusetts, where 14 percent live. Aside from The United States Greylock exists in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 13 percent live.

Greylock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greylock has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greylock last name expanded 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greylock Last Name Statistics demography

Greylock earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.05% more than the national average, earning $63,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Grelock9328/
Graylock8811/
Greulock880/
Greyslack821/
Greylak8019/
Grylack8010/
Grelack806/
Grzelok802/
Gralock801/
Grilock800/
Greyslak7514/
Grzelack758/
Greulack752/
Grelak71687/
Grylak71379/
Gralok711/
Grelák711/
Greliak67124/
Grelyak6740/
Greloux6724/
Grallok675/
Grejlak672/
Greelak671/
Graylak671/
Greláková594/
Grzhelyak593/
Greelough590/
Gralak574,149/
Grilak571/
Gryłak571/
Gralac571/
Grzalak532/
Grigliak507/

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