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Gray

in Louisiana

There are 4,060 people with the last name "Gray" in Louisiana.

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Ranking in Louisiana

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Gray 85
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  1. is 81st most common Henderson
  2. is 82nd most common Howard
  3. is 83rd most common Bailey
  4. is 84th most common Brooks
  5. is 85th most common Gray
  6. is 86th most common Watson
  7. is 87th most common Bordelon
  8. is 88th most common Foster
  9. is 89th most common Baker

Similar Names and Nicknames

Grayson, Grey, Graybill, Grays, Graybeal, Grayer, Graydon, Grayless, Grayum, Graye

Most Common First Names for Gray

James, John, Mary, Robert, William, Charles, Michael, David, Thomas, George

Meaning & History

English: nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from Old English græg ‘gray’. In Scotland and Ireland it has been used as a translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from riabhach ‘brindled’, ‘gray’ (see Reavey). In North America this name has assimilated names with similar meaning from other European languages.

English and Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Graye in Calvados, France, named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Gratus, meaning ‘welcome’, ‘pleasing’ + the locative suffix -acum.

French and Swiss French: habitational name from Gray in Haute-Saône and Le Gray in Seine-Maritime, both in France, or from Gray-laville in Switzerland, or a regional name from the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

FOREBEARS A leading English family called Grey, holders of the earldom of Stamford, can be traced to Henry de Grey, who was granted lands at Thurrock, Essex, by Richard I (1189–99). They once held great power, and Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk (1517–54), married a granddaughter of Henry VII. Because of this he felt entitled to claim the throne for his daughter, Lady Jane Grey (1537–54), after the death of Henry VIII. For this, and for his part in Wyatt's rebellion, both he and his daughter were beheaded. Another family of the same name originated in Northumbria, where they held land at Wark-on-Tweed in 1398. Members include the Earls Grey, of whom the best known is probably Charles, 2nd Earl Grey (1764–1845), the prime minister under whom the 1832 Reform Bill was passed.

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