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 3,582
Coal Miner 478
General Labourer 308
Agricultural Labourer 245
Domestic Servant 230
Cotton Weaver 193
Dress Maker 164
Labourer 157
Living On Own Means 139
Laundress 131
Farmer 124
Living On Her Own Means 114
General Servant Domestic 111
General Servant 111
Farm Labourer 97
Butcher 74
House Keeper 74
Grocer 67
Gardener 62
Clerk 60
Carter 58
Errand Boy 57
General Domestic Servant 57
Shoe Maker 57
Blacksmith 54

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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