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GRAY

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There are approximately 101,103 people named Gray in the UK. That makes it the 69th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 1,600 are named Gray.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

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The Gray surname in historical dictionaries

(origin: Local) A town in Burgundy, France, on the banks of the Saone. Rollo, Chamberlain to Robert, Duke of Normandy, received from him the castle and honor of Croy, in Picardy, whence his family assumed the name of De Croy, afterward changed into De Gray.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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