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 4,181
Coal Miner 399
Agricultural Labourer 327
General Labourer 244
Labourer 199
Cotton Weaver 185
Domestic Servant 176
Dress Maker 161
General Servant 148
Farm Labourer 114
Laundress 113
House Keeper 86
Carpenter 72
General Servant Domestic 70
Butcher 65
Annuitant 61
Farmers Son 58
Charwoman 51
No Occupation 51
Grocer 50
Bricklayer 48
Carter 43
Joiner 41
Farmers Daughter 41
Farmers Wife 41

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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