How common is the surname Gregor?

4,180 people in the United States had the surname Gregor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,863 Americans. It ranked 7,915th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gregor?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gregor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gregor?

William Gregor, British clergyman and mineralogist, followed by Nora Gregor.

Where is the surname Gregor most common?

Wikidata records people named Gregor in Austria, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.

Is the surname Gregor getting more or less common?

More common. 4,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,180 in 2010, up 0.5%.

Is Gregor also a first name?

Yes. Gregor 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 Gregor

A surname, carried by 4,180 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G626 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). Gregor is more common than 95.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,180 people named Gregor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,863 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 4,158.

#7,915

rank among US surnames

4,180

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,391)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,909	Wilkey	4,183	73,810
#7,911	Auger	4,182	73,827
#7,912	Margolis	4,181	73,845
#7,915	Reina	4,180	73,863

Who is named Gregor

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

94% of people named Gregor identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gregors

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Gregor
British clergyman and mineralogist, 1761–1817
Nora Gregor
Austrian actress (1901–1949)
Joseph Gregor
Austrian writer, theatre historian and librettist (1888-1960)
Gary Gregor
American basketball player (born 1945)

Notable Gregors come mostly from Austria (2), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gregor

Gregor has the Soundex code G626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G626.

Questions

How common is the surname Gregor?: 4,180 people in the United States had the surname Gregor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,863 Americans. It ranked 7,915th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gregor?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gregor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gregor?: William Gregor, British clergyman and mineralogist, followed by Nora Gregor.
Where is the surname Gregor most common?: Wikidata records people named Gregor in Austria, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.
Is the surname Gregor getting more or less common?: More common. 4,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,180 in 2010, up 0.5%.
Is Gregor also a first name?: Yes. Gregor 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.