AbeBooks.com. Thousands of booksellers - millions of books.

There are approximately 46,296 people named Gregory in the UK. That makes it the 176th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 733 are named Gregory.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From given name or forename

Related and similar surnames

Gregson
Grigson
Griggs
Grier
Greig
Grix
Greer
Grear
Greager
Grager
Cregory
Gregorson
Greegory
Greagory
Gragory
Graigory
Greegorey
Greagary
Greagori
Greagarry
Graggory
Greagor
Greegor
Gragary
Greegorie
Gragori
Gargory
Gragor
Graggeory
Gorgory

The Gregory surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

From the Greek ??, watchful. It may be derived from Gregor, as some of the Clan M'Gregor changed their name to Gregory, when the clan was proscribed and outlawed.

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

GREGORY. The well-known personal name has not onlj' become a surname, but has given rise to various others, especially Gregorson, Gregg, Gregson, Griggs, Grigson, Greig, Grix, and possibly Grocock. These forms are mostly Scotch, and Grier aud Grierson, not to mention Mac-Gregor, are cntirelj' so.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

Your comments on the Gregory surname

comments powered by Disqus