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
General Labourer 296
Living On Own Means 261
Cotton Weaver 198
General Servant Domestic 197
Dress Maker 171
Coal Miner Hewer 146
Scholar 133
Farmer 125
Cook Domestic 121
Domestic Servant 91
Housemaid Domestic 91
Carpenter 71
Dressmaker 63
Coal Hewer 61
Agricultural Labourer 59
Charwoman 58
Gardener Domestic 54
Laundress Wash 52
Bricklayer 50
Butcher 49
House Maid Domestic 48
Servant Domestic 46
Coal Miner 44
Tailoress 43
School 42

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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