Explore the Family Name Gregson

The meaning of Gregson

English (Lancashire): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Greg (see Gregg), a short form of the personal name Gregory + son.

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How common is the last name Gregson in the United States?

The surname Gregson experienced a slight decrease in popularity between the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census. In the year 2000, it was the 13,548th most popular surname in the United States with 2,056 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, it had dropped to the 14,014th rank despite an increase in the actual count of people with this surname to 2,149. This represents a 4.52% increase in the number of people named Gregson, but its proportion per 100,000 people slightly decreased from 0.76 to 0.73, marking a -3.95% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,548	#14,014	-3.44%
Count	2,056	2,149	4.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	0.73	-3.95%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gregson

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Gregson according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, we see some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, though this percentage dipped slightly from 94.02% in 2000 to 92.09% in 2010. The greatest growth came in the Black and Asian/Pacific Islander categories, which grew by 97.26% and 51.02% respectively, albeit from a small base. There was also a modest increase in those identifying as Hispanic (27.40%), Two or more races (22.29%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (10.26%). However, these changes should be interpreted with caution due to the overall low absolute numbers of people with the Gregson surname in these categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.02%	92.09%	-2.05%
Two or More Races	1.75%	2.14%	22.29%
Hispanic	1.46%	1.86%	27.4%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.56%	1.72%	10.26%
Black	0.73%	1.44%	97.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.49%	0.74%	51.02%