# Greig (surname)

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

A Scottish surname transferred from the given name based on the given name Gregory.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,758 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,423 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 111,945 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (2,497 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Greig 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) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

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

## People named Greig

- Tamsin Greig, British actress (born 1966)
- Marion Greig, American rower
- Robert Greig, American/Australian actor (1879-1958)
- Daniel Greig, Australian speed skater
- Brian Greig, Australian politician

## Similar surnames

Gregg, Griego, Grigg, Grego, Griggs, Gries, Greggs, Gehrig, Gerig, Garcia, Garza, George.

## 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.