Grace Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Grace Name Meaning: Derives from the female personal name 'Grace',from old French meaning 'charm','pleasantness'.

Grace was a popular surname in the middle ages.The name may have also been used as a nickname for a charming person. The first recorded spelling is that of 'Henry Grece',dated 1275.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Grace Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Grace family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 841
Agricultural Labourer 74
Labourer 48
General Labourer 46
Dress Maker 44
Domestic Servant 42
General Servant 33
Laundress 29
Coal Miner 27
Farm Labourer 26
General Servant Domestic 17
Servant 17
Annuitant 16
Carter 14
Charwoman 14
No Occupation 14
Farmers Daughter 13
Blacksmith 12
Carpenter 12
House Keeper 12
Bricklayer 11
Tailor 11
Carman 10
Gardener 10
Painter 10

Grace Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Grace 100% 33,360
2 Grice 80% 22,073
3 Garcia 33% 1,222
4 Groce 80% 1,190
5 Gracie 83% 579
6 Greece 67% 573
7 Gorce 60% 151
8 Greecoe 57% 127

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The surname Grace is the most popular version of all its varients

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