Grey Name Meaning: Thought to have derived from the Anglo Saxon word 'graeg' meaning 'grey'. May have also been taken from the place name 'Graye' in France.
An Anglo-Saxon nickname which referred to someone with grey coloured hair. May have also been taken from the place name 'graye' in France for someone who lived there.
Discover how your Grey ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 46 |
| Buckinghamshire | 9 |
| Berkshire | 97 |
| Cambridgeshire | 33 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 76 |
| Cornwall | 38 |
| Cumberland | 49 |
| Derbyshire | 36 |
| Devon | 92 |
| Dorset | 49 |
| Durham | 695 |
| Essex | 88 |
| Gloucestershire | 107 |
| Hampshire | 155 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 60 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 120 |
| Lancashire | 479 |
| Leicestershire | 26 |
| Lincolnshire | 84 |
| London | 967 |
| Middlesex | 113 |
| Northumberland | 721 |
| Norfolk | 103 |
| Northamptonshire | 47 |
| Nottinghamshire | 48 |
| Oxfordshire | 28 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 9 |
| Suffolk | 69 |
| Somerset | 130 |
| Surrey | 110 |
| Sussex | 64 |
| Staffordshire | 69 |
| Warwickshire | 82 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 126 |
| Worcestershire | 44 |
| Yorkshire | 400 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 20 |
| Carmarthenshire | 23 |
| Denbighshire | 14 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 263 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 27 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,117 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 123 |
| Coal Miner | 87 |
| Domestic Servant | 81 |
| General Servant | 80 |
| Dress Maker | 73 |
| Labourer | 67 |
| Laundress | 50 |
| General Labourer | 50 |
| Annuitant | 45 |
| Farm Labourer | 37 |
| General Servant Domestic | 27 |
| Joiner | 24 |
| House Keeper | 22 |
| Tailor | 21 |
| Servant Domestic | 20 |
| Carpenter | 19 |
| Charwoman | 16 |
| Clerk | 16 |
| Servant | 16 |
| Cook | 15 |
| General Domestic Servant | 15 |
| Blacksmith | 14 |
| No Occupation | 14 |
| Painter | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Grey | 2,933 |
| William Grey | 2,909 |
| John Grey | 2,753 |
| Elizabeth Grey | 2,017 |
| George Grey | 1,638 |
| Thomas Grey | 1,548 |
| James Grey | 1,387 |
| Sarah Grey | 1,288 |
| Jane Grey | 1,253 |
| Ann Grey | 1,037 |
| Margaret Grey | 971 |
| Charles Grey | 834 |
| Robert Grey | 790 |
| Henry Grey | 782 |
| Joseph Grey | 606 |
| Eliza Grey | 593 |
| Alice Grey | 571 |
| Edward Grey | 551 |
| Annie Grey | 522 |
| Hannah Grey | 484 |
| Ellen Grey | 479 |
| Emma Grey | 388 |
| Frederick Grey | 384 |
| Catherine Grey | 369 |
| Emily Grey | 341 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gray | 75% | 210,083 |
| 2 | Grey | 100% | 43,115 |
| 3 | Geary | 40% | 15,928 |
| 4 | Gary | 50% | 1,867 |
| 5 | Garey | 80% | 1,488 |
| 6 | Gorey | 80% | 1,122 |
| 7 | Gury | 50% | 1,007 |
| 8 | Gearey | 67% | 621 |
| 9 | Gery | 50% | 461 |
| 10 | Greey | 80% | 212 |
| 11 | Groy | 75% | 204 |
| 12 | Gory | 50% | 200 |
| 13 | Greay | 80% | 190 |
| 14 | Gry | 75% | 123 |
| 15 | Geory | 40% | 107 |
The surname Grey is the 2nd most popular variant of Gray.