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
Scholar 2,266
Agricultural Labourer 481
Coal Miner 227
Labourer 184
House Servant 153
Dress Maker 150
Cotton Weaver 119
House Keeper 110
Servant 99
Laundress 83
Carter 79
Silk Weaver 73
General Servant 71
Wife Of Above 66
Butcher 50
Carpenter 49
Farm Labourer 43
Cook 42
Cotton Spinner 42
Domestic Servant 40
House Maid 39
Farmer's Son 38
Farmer 37
Nurse 37
Tailor 37

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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