How common is the surname Gregson?

2,149 people in the United States had the surname Gregson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,669 Americans. It ranked 14,014th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gregson?

Natasha Gregson Wagner, American actress, followed by John Gregson.

Where is the surname Gregson most common?

Wikidata records people named Gregson in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

How do you pronounce Gregson?

Gregson is /ˈɡɹɛɡ.sən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Gregson getting more or less common?

More common. 2,056 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,149 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Gregson

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,149 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɡɹɛɡ.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex G625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gregson is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

From Greg + -son.

Gregson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,149 people named Gregson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 143,669 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,056.

#14,014

rank among US surnames

2,149

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #13,548)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,006	Dingess	2,150	143,603
#14,014	Randel	2,149	143,669

Who is named Gregson

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

92% of people named Gregson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as two or more races and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gregsons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Natasha Gregson Wagner
American actress, born 1970
John Gregson
British actor (1919–1975)
Ryan Gregson
Australian middle distance runner, born 1990

Notable Gregsons come mostly from the United States (1), the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Gregson

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

Questions

Where does the surname Gregson come from?: From Greg + -son.
How common is the surname Gregson?: 2,149 people in the United States had the surname Gregson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,669 Americans. It ranked 14,014th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gregson?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Gregson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Gregson?: Natasha Gregson Wagner, American actress, followed by John Gregson.
Where is the surname Gregson most common?: Wikidata records people named Gregson in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
How do you pronounce Gregson?: Gregson is /ˈɡɹɛɡ.sən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Gregson?: Gregson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Gregson getting more or less common?: More common. 2,056 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,149 in 2010, up 4.5%.