Greig is used as a family name or surname in Welsh. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Greig
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Welsh
Meaning: From Welsh Cryg, hoarse

How popular is Greig?

Greig is common in New Zealand.

Greig is ranked 23133 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Greigs grew by 10.45254 per cent to 2758 since 2000 and ranked 11423 after elevating 124 spots. The last name was found in around 9 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.63 90.83
Black 3.63 3.88
Hispanic or Latino 2.94 1.88
Others 2.03 2.04
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.6 0.88
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.18 0.48
Greig is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Scotland is ahead in terms of density. Around 22263 people have been found who wears Greig as their family name. Greig is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,997 Bangladesh4
14,078 Japan3
661,536 Indonesia3
108,034 Italy3
20,595 China2
162 Cook Islands2
4,164 Vietnam2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
6,103 Cyprus2
9,185 Hong Kong2
89,020 Tanzania2
8,657 Lebanon2
65,594 Belgium2
4,231 Jamaica2
6,900 Oman2
897,276 Russia1
5,916 Mozambique1
90,903 Moldova1
174,544 Czech Republic1
37,493 Austria1
6,820 Angola1
10,190 Bahrain1
37,779 Serbia1
3,993 El Salvador1
7,790 Zambia1
3,307 Malta1
56,169 Mexico1
2,024 Mongolia1
17,575 Kuwait1
9,591 Panama1
66,560 Philippines1
21,562 Portugal1
591 Samoa1
1,818 Guernsey1
2,232 French Polynesia1
5,553 Taiwan1
13,447 Uganda1
492,292 Ukraine1
25,721 Egypt1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
19,533 Uruguay1
2,935 Madagascar1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
48,310 Spain40
7,570 Ireland38
861 Barbados31
595 Jersey28
36,547 Switzerland27
3,377 Guyana25
11,685 Singapore24
3,873 Thailand24
42,407 Sweden22
62,494 Netherlands22
447,508 India18
552 Bermuda16
29,040 Denmark15
70,910 Zimbabwe11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,285 Fiji97
83,365 Brazil95
12,440 United Arab Emirates76
11,471 Norway66
18,012 Peru57
Countries with hundreds of Greig:
5,855 Sri Lanka326
1,678 Wales237
1,508 Northern Ireland179
28,748 Argentina179
59,024 Germany168
1,297 Trinidad and Tobago144
13,194 Malaysia126
7,635 Chile126
84,907 France110
Countries with thousands of Greig:
1,886 England4,232
180 Scotland3,885
10,771 United States3,368
963 Australia3,227
2,165 Canada2,336
4,263 South Africa1,534
503 New Zealand1,292
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 54 years old workman Phillip Greig who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on April 8, 1850 by Westminster put out from London. Immigrant John Greig, 19 years old Daniel Greig, Job Greig (24) Workman, Jane Greig, aged 50, 30 years old Jane Greig, 22 years old Mgt. Greig, Thomas Greig (20) Immigrant, are others that migrated to US.

Greig Namesakes

  • Alana Greig, Film Editor
  • Alana Greig, Film Editor
  • Tamsin Greig, Actress
  • Andrew Greig, Writer
  • Noël Greig, Playwright
  • Geordie Greig, Journalist
  • Deidre N. Greig, Author
  • John Greig, Basketball Player
  • Gavin Greig, Playwright
  • Tamsin Greig, Actress
  • In 2013 comedy movie, Newhighers, Edward Greig characterized Peter.

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