Gresley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gresley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gresley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 32
Dress Maker 8
Annuitant 4
Daughter Of Chapter Clerk Lichfield College 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
Labourer 3
General Servant 2
Farmers Daughter 2
Daughter Of Chapter Clerk Lichfield College Scholar 2
Gardener Servant 2
Coal Miner 2
Beer Merchant 1
Shipwright 1
Stoker In Gas Works 1
Agricultural Student 1
Annuity 1
Curate Of John Baptist Church Glastonbury 1
Bricklayer 1
Mayor 3rd Stafford Millitia 1
No Occupation 1
Tailor & Woollen Draper 1
Artist & Teacher Of Drawing 1
Artist Painter 1
Clerk Colour Works 1
Curate Of Ashover 1

Gresley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Greasley 88% 5,467
2 Gresley 100% 1,133
3 Grisley 86% 974
4 Grasley 86% 144
5 Greasly 71% 112

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The surname Gresley is the 2nd most popular variant of Greasley.

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