Gresley
English
Etymology
Habitational surname from Church Gresley or Castle Gresley, two villages in Derbyshire, from Old English greōsn (“gravel”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Proper noun
Gresley (plural Gresleys)
- A surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gresley is the 130610th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 130 individuals. Gresley is most common among White (98.46%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gresley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 83.