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There are approximately 8,462 people named Greig in the UK. That makes it the 1,264th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 134 are named Greig.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From given name or forename

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The Greig surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

GREIG. See Gregory.

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

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