Last Name GREGG

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Meaning	The son of Gregory, from nickname Greg. For some reason or other Gregory was very popular as a font-name in counties Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 13th and 14th centuries. In North Lancashire, as a result, Gregson became almost a colonial surname. Preston seems to have been the leading center.

Origin	English, Irish, Austrian

Rank	1,267 (2000 US census)	1,055 (1990 US census)

Count	25,457 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

84.79%, or 21585 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
10.58%, or 2693 total occurrences, as black,
0.4%, or 102 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.25%, or 318 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.45%, or 369 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.53%, or 389 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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