How common is the surname Greely?

1,178 people in the United States had the surname Greely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 262,093 Americans. It ranked 22,012th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Greely?

Adolphus Greely, American army officer and polar explorer (1844–1935).

Where is the surname Greely most common?

Wikidata records people named Greely in the United States.

Is the surname Greely getting more or less common?

More common. 1,131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,178 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname Greely

A surname, carried by 1,178 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Greely is more common than 86.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,178 people named Greely in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 262,093 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,131.

#22,012

rank among US surnames

1,178

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #21,526)

Who is named Greely

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

65% of people named Greely identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 30%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Greelys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Adolphus Greely
American army officer and polar explorer (1844–1935)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Greely

Greely has the Soundex code G640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G640.

Questions

How common is the surname Greely?: 1,178 people in the United States had the surname Greely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 262,093 Americans. It ranked 22,012th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Greely?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Greely identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Greely?: Adolphus Greely, American army officer and polar explorer (1844–1935).
Where is the surname Greely most common?: Wikidata records people named Greely in the United States.
Is the surname Greely getting more or less common?: More common. 1,131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,178 in 2010, up 4.2%.