Origin and popularity of the name GREG

Origin

Greg : English: variant of Gregg.

Gray : 1: English Scottish and Irish (especially Eastern Ulster; of Norman origin): habitational name from Graye in Calvados France named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Graec(i)us meaning ‘Greek’ + the locative suffix -acum. This is probably the chief source of the surname in Britain.2: English: nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard from Middle English grey (Old English grǣg grēg) ‘gray’. In Ireland it has been used as a translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from riabhach ‘brindled gray’ including Mac Giolla Riabhaigh; see McGreevy. In North America this surname has assimilated names with similar meaning from other languages.3: French: habitational name from Gray in Haute-Saône or Le Gray in Seine-Maritime.

Gregg : English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): from the Middle English personal name Greg a pet form of Gregory; compare Grigg.

Gregson : English (Lancashire): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Greg (see Gregg) a short form of the personal name Gregory + son.

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