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 832
General Labourer 90
Domestic Servant 65
Living On Own Means 63
Dress Maker 61
Coal Miner 60
Agricultural Labourer 59
Labourer 43
Living On Her Own Means 40
Laundress 37
Farmer 31
House Keeper 30
General Servant 29
Blacksmith 27
Farm Labourer 25
Clerk 23
Cotton Weaver 21
Grocer 20
General Servant Domestic 18
Charwoman 18
Carter 16
General Domestic Servant 15
Brick Layer 14
Cook 14
Painter 14

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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