Popularity of the last name by country
India
- Tamil Nadu (15)
- Maharashtra (8)
- Uttar Pradesh (6)
- West Bengal (5)
- Delhi (4)
- Pondicherry (2)
All countries
- United Kingdom (23,481)
- Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (21,696)
- United States (16,507)
- New Zealand (8,670)
- Hungary (6,629)
- Austria (6,167)
- Australia (1,967)
- Germany (1,959)
- France (1,932)
- Czech republic (1,700)
- Canada (1,505)
- Ireland (1,300)
- Romania (877)
- Netherlands (602)
- Unknown country (570)
- Latvia (500)
- Switzerland (220)
- Belgium (171)
- Mexico (135)
- Poland (120)
- Denmark (98)
- Italy (98)
- India (96)
- Spain (85)
- Norway (71)
- Sweden (67)
- Estonia (58)
- Finland (55)
- Russian Federation (50)
- Slovenia (47)
- Colombia (33)
- Luxembourg (29)
- Philippines (29)
- Lithuania (28)
- Argentina (24)
- Egypt (20)
- Mauritius (18)
- China (17)
- Indonesia (17)
- Peru (17)
Origine of last name
GREGOR : 1: English (Cornwall) and Scottish (Midlothian and Aberdeenshire): from the personal name Gregor from Latin Gregorius (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Gregory">Gregory</a>). Compare <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Greer">Greer</a>.2: German Slovak Slovenian and Polish; Sorbian (Gŕegor): from the personal name Gregor Lower Sorbian Gŕegor a vernacular form (in Polish a rare variant of Grzegorz in Lower Sorbian a variant of Grogor; see 3 below) of Latin Gregorius (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Gregory">Gregory</a>). The German surname has also been adopted by Czechs (compare <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Rehor">Rehor</a>) and Ashkenazic Jews. In North America this surname may also be a shortened form of Slavic patronymics like Slovenian Gregorc Gregorič (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Gregorich">Gregorich</a>) and Gregorčič and Slovak Gregorovič.3: Germanized or Americanized form of Polish Grzegorz and Sorbian Grogor or Hrjehoŕ: from the personal name Polish Grzegorz Lower Sorbian Grogor Upper Sorbian Hrjehoŕ equivalents of Latin Gregorius (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Gregory">Gregory</a>).
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