# Grey (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the nickname, alternative spelling of Gray.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,680 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,845 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 24,349 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.8% (12,338 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Grey 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) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Where

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

## People named Grey

- Sasha Grey, American actress, model, writer, DJ and musician; former pornographic actress (born 1988)
- Skylar Grey, American singer
- Joel Grey, American actor, singer, dancer, director, and photographer (born 1932)
- Zane Grey, American novelist (1872–1939)
- Jennifer Grey, American actress
- Lita Grey, American actress (1908–1995)
- Virginia Grey, American actress (1917–2004)
- Nan Grey, American actress (1918-1993)
- CGP Grey, American educational YouTuber and podcaster
- Alex Grey, American painter and performance artist (born 1953)
- Keisha Grey, American pornographic actress
- Gloria Grey, American actress and director (1909-1947)

and 14 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Gray, Gore, Gary, Garey, Gerry, Grewe, Guerra, Garay, Geary, Geer, Geyer, Gower.

## 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.