Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
GRAY
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
Related and similar surnames
GreyGra
Grae
Gras
Graas
Grau
Grahe
Grab
Grad
Gram
Gran
Grap
Grat
Graf
Ghray
Grai
Graa
Graiy
Graay
Grauy
Graey
Graae
Ghrea
Graee
Ghra
Graiye
Grais
Graiz
Graes
Gragh
Grao
Graez
Graaes
Ghrai
The Gray surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(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.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
GRAY. See Grey.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.