# Grayson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/grayson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation or as a patronymic for a son of a steward.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,946 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,138 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,219 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.9% (16,158 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹeɪ.sən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Greyson, Graeson, Greison, Greighson |

## Etymology

From Middle English greyve (“steward”) + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Grayson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 51% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Grayson in the United States.

## People named Grayson

- Kathryn Grayson, American actress and coloratura soprano (1922–2010)
- Alan Grayson, American politician
- William Grayson, American politician (1736-1790)
- Wayne Grayson, American voice actor

## Similar surnames

Garrison, Greeson, Garson, Gerson, Gregson, Grossman, Grissom, Gresham, Grogan, Graziano, Grisham, Garzon.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.