Gregory (surname)

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Gregory
Origin
Word/name Greek, Latin, Celtic, Russian
MeaningSon of "Gregory" or "Gregor"
Region of originEngland (Derbyshire), Scotland (Highlands)
Other names
Variant form(s) McGregor, MacGregor, Gregor

Gregory is an English, Scottish and Slovenian surname, variants of the name include McGregor, MacGregor, Gregor, Gregson, Gregg, Grigg, Greig and may refer to:

In England the surname is well represented in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Hampshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and Yorkshire, in Scotland the surname is well represented in Lanarkshire, Angus, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Fife, and Midlothian, and in the United States the surname is well represented in Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Michigan, Ohio and Virginia.

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