How rare is the last name Grey?

13,822 people in the United States have the last name Grey, about 1 in 21,625. It ranks #2,546 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

GREY

#2,546

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
13,822
About
1 in 21,625
This common or more
50.6%
Who bears it

Of the 13,822 people with the last name Grey, 62.1% reported their origin as White, 22.7% as Black and 6% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Grey

1 other last name also has 13,822 people.

#2,546 Mcdonnell · 13,822

Either side of Grey

#2,544 Devries · 13,839#2,544 Salter · 13,839#2,546 Mcdonnell · 13,822#2,548 Dennison · 13,817

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Grey, most common first.

#89 Gray · 241,208#42,112 Grew · 555#81,047 Gree · 252#137,553 Groy · 126

Also a first name

As a first name, Grey ranks #3,715 of 53,615, with 5,453 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2021, with 445 births. See Grey as a first name

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