How common is the surname Greig?

2,758 people in the United States had the surname Greig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,945 Americans. It ranked 11,423rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Greig?

Tamsin Greig, British actress (born 1966), followed by Marion Greig.

Where is the surname Greig most common?

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

Is the surname Greig getting more or less common?

More common. 2,497 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,758 in 2010, up 11%.

Is Greig also a first name?

Yes. Greig 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 Greig

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,758 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Greig is more common than 93% of them.

Origin

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

Greig 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 2,758 people named Greig in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 111,945 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,497.

#11,423

rank among US surnames

2,758

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+10.5%

change since 2000 (was #11,547)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,414	Brummer	2,761	111,824
#11,415	Schober	2,760	111,864
#11,420	Polzin	2,759	111,905
#11,423	Greig	2,758	111,945
#11,428	Popa	2,757	111,986
#11,430	Eshelman	2,756	112,027

Who is named Greig

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

90% of people named Greig identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Greigs

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tamsin Greig
British actress (born 1966)
Marion Greig
American rower, born 1954
Robert Greig
American/Australian actor (1879-1958)
Daniel Greig
Australian speed skater, born 1991
Brian Greig
Australian politician, born 1966

Notable Greigs come mostly from Australia (3), the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Greig

Greig has the Soundex code G620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G620.

Questions

How common is the surname Greig?: 2,758 people in the United States had the surname Greig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,945 Americans. It ranked 11,423rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Greig?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Greig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Greig?: Tamsin Greig, British actress (born 1966), followed by Marion Greig.
Where is the surname Greig most common?: Wikidata records people named Greig in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
What type of surname is Greig?: Greig is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Greig getting more or less common?: More common. 2,497 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,758 in 2010, up 11%.
Is Greig also a first name?: Yes. Greig 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.