Last Name GRAY

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Meaning Nickname: The grey, from the complexion of the hair. Also, local, 'de Grey.'
Local: from the castle of Croy in Picardy. The Scottish family are descended from Sir Andrew Gray, Lord of Longforgan in Perthshire, temp. Robert Bruce ; who was descended through Anchestil de Croy, who came into England with the Conqueror, from Fulbert Great Chamberlain to Robert of Normandy.
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.
Origin English, Scottish, Jewish, Spanish, Swiss, Native American, Irish, Falkland, Maori, Maltese, Belgian, Zambian, South african, Hungarian, Tunisian, Guam

Rank 79 (2000 US census) 69 (1990 US census)
Count 236,713 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 71.13%, or 168374 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 24.36%, or 57663 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.44%, or 1042 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.84%, or 1988 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.66%, or 3929 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.57%, or 3716 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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