Gregory Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Gregory Name Meaning: Derives from a personnal name that was popular throughout Christianity during the middle ages.

This name also means:-'watcher', 'vigilant' or 'alert',& is also a latin form of Gregorius,'Grex', 'Gregis'meaning 'flock','herd',image 0f the good shepherd.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gregory Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gregory family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 550
Female Servant 416
Independent 260
Labourer 222
Male Servant 163
Farmer 129
Cotton Weaver 84
Silk Weaver 84
Coal Miner 83
Weaver 68
Ag Labourer 61
Shoe Maker 60
Dress Maker 57
Carpenter 51
Tailor 48
Cotton Spinner 47
Baker 38
Apprentice 37
Butcher 36
Clerk 30
Joiner 29
Grocer 28
Servant 28
Collier 27
Ag Lab 26

Gregory Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gregory 100% 151,471
2 Gregary 86% 3,419
3 Grigory 86% 572
4 Gregorey 88% 542
5 Gregery 86% 490
6 Gargery 57% 395
7 Gergory 71% 381
8 Greggory 88% 381
9 Grogory 86% 133
10 Gragory 86% 124

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

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