How common is the surname Grayson?

16,946 people in the United States had the surname Grayson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,219 Americans. It ranked 2,138th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Grayson?

Kathryn Grayson, American actress and coloratura soprano (1922–2010), followed by Alan Grayson.

Where is the surname Grayson most common?

Wikidata records people named Grayson in the United States.

How do you pronounce Grayson?

Grayson is /ˈɡɹeɪ.sən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Grayson getting more or less common?

More common. 16,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,946 in 2010, up 4.9%.

What are other spellings of Grayson?

Greyson, Graeson, Greison and Greighson.

Is Grayson also a first name?

Yes. Grayson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Grayson

An English occupational surname, carried by 16,946 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪ.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex G625 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grayson is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Grayson is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 16,946 people named Grayson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,219 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,158.

#2,138

rank among US surnames

16,946

people in 2010

5.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,054)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,129	Bustos	17,040	18,119
#2,130	Benedict	17,036	18,123
#2,131	Vandyke	17,030	18,130
#2,132	Troyer	16,981	18,182
#2,133	Ham	16,980	18,183
#2,134	Prescott	16,975	18,188
#2,135	Shaver	16,972	18,191

Who is named Grayson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

51% of people named Grayson identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Graysons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kathryn Grayson
American actress and coloratura soprano (1922–2010)
Alan Grayson
American politician, born 1958
William Grayson
American politician (1736-1790)
Wayne Grayson
American voice actor, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Greyson
Graeson
Greison
Greighson

Surnames that sound like Grayson

Grayson has the Soundex code G625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G625.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Grayson come from?: From Middle English greyve (“steward”) + -son.
How common is the surname Grayson?: 16,946 people in the United States had the surname Grayson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,219 Americans. It ranked 2,138th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grayson?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Grayson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Grayson?: Kathryn Grayson, American actress and coloratura soprano (1922–2010), followed by Alan Grayson.
Where is the surname Grayson most common?: Wikidata records people named Grayson in the United States.
How do you pronounce Grayson?: Grayson is /ˈɡɹeɪ.sən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Grayson?: Grayson is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Grayson getting more or less common?: More common. 16,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,946 in 2010, up 4.9%.
What are other spellings of Grayson?: Greyson, Graeson, Greison and Greighson.
Is Grayson also a first name?: Yes. Grayson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.