Gray (surname)

Gray is a surname of that can come from a variety of origins but is typically found in Scotland, Ireland and England.

In Ireland, the surname may have a Gaelic source from a phonetic transcription, or Anglicization of McGrath or McGraw. "Mac Giolla Riabhaigh" is sometimes Gray, but is also Anglicized to "McGreevy," "Gallery" and others.

In most Scottish instances, the name "Gray" is from the Germanic Scots language, and is cognate with Old English, "græg", meaning "grey", probably as a hair colour.

Also among Irish and Scottish Grays is the English name of Anglo-Norman origin. A knight of Viking origin, Anchetil de Greye, accompanied William the Conqueror in his 1066 invasion of England. de Greye's descendants would become bishops John de Gray of Norwich and Walter de Gray of York.

A

• Aaron Gray, basketball player for the Detroit Pistons
• Adam Gray, American politician
• Adeline Gray (parachutist) (1915/16–1975), American parachutist
• Adrian Gray, English darts player
• Ahuvah Gray
• Alan Gray (1855–1935), British organist and composer
• Alasdair Gray (1934–2019), Scottish writer and artist
• Alexander Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alfred Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alice Gray, American entomologist
• Allan Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Andre Gray, English professional footballer
• Andrew Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Andy Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Archibald Montague Henry Gray (1880–1967), British physician
• Archie Gray (born 1878), Scottish footballer
• Arthur Wellesley Gray (1876–1944), Canadian politician, creator of Wells Gray Provincial Park
• Asa Gray (1810–1888), American botanist
• Avis Gray (born 1954), Canadian politician

B

• Barry Gray (1908–1984), British musician and composer
• Barry Gray (radio) (1916–1996), American radio personality
• Benjamin Kirkman Gray (1862–1907), English economist and author

C

• Carl Raymond Gray, American railroad president
• Carolyn Gray, Canadian playwright
• Catriona Gray, Filipino-Australian, model, singer and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe 2018
• Cecil Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Chad Gray, HELLYEAH and former Mudvayne vocalist
• Charles Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Charles McNeill Gray, American politician
• Charlotte Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Cheryl A. Gray Evans, Louisiana politician
• Chris Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Clifton Daggett Gray, American Baptist, President of Bates College
• Coleen Gray (1922–2015), American actress
• Conan Gray (1998), American musician, songwriter and internet personality

D

• Dan W. Gray, American politician
• Dana Sue Gray, American serial killer
• Dan Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dave Gray, major league pitcher
• David Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dean Gray, pseudonym
• Dennis Gray (born 1935), English mountain climber
• Derwin Gray (offensive lineman) (born 1995), American football player
• Devin Gray (1972–2013), American basketball player
• Dick Gray (1931–2013), Irish-American baseball player
• Dobie Gray, American musician
• Dolores Gray, American musical theatre actress
• Donald Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dorian Gray, fictional character in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray
• Dorian Gray (actress) (1928–2011), Italian actress
• Dulcie Gray, British actress
• Dunc Gray, Australian cyclist

E

• Eddie Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Edmund Gray, American politician
• Edmund Dwyer-Gray, Irish-Australian politician
• Edward Leslie Gray, Canadian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
• Edward Whitaker Gray, English physician & botanist
• Effie Gray, wife of John Ruskin and John Everett Millais
• Eileen Gray, Irish furniture designer and architect
• Elisha Gray, American electrical engineer
• Elizabeth Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Elspet Gray (1929–2013), Scottish actress
• Eric Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Erin Gray, American actress
• Eva Gray, British actress
• Evan Gray, New Zealand cricketer

F

• Farrah Gray
• Frank Gray
• Frank Gray (politician)
• Frank Gray (researcher)
• Fred Gray (disambiguation), multiple people

G

• Gabriel "Sylar" Gray, character on the television show Heroes
• Gary Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• F. Gary Gray
• Gary LeRoi Gray, American actor
• Geoffrey Gray (born 1997), American-Israeli professional basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• George Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gilda Gray
• Glen Gray
• Gregory Gray
• Gustave Le Gray

H

• Hamish Gray, Baron Gray of Contin (1927–2006), Scottish politician
• Hanna Holborn Gray (born 1930), American historian
• Harold Gray (1894–1968), American cartoonist
• Harold St George Gray, British archeologist
• Harry Gray (business) (1919–2009), American business executive
• Harry B. Gray (born 1935), American chemist
• Hawthorne C. Gray (1889–1927), American balloonist
• Henry Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Herb Gray (1931–2014), Canadian politician
• Herb Gray (Canadian football) (1934–2011), American-born Canadian football player
• Herbert Branston Gray (1851–1929), English clergyman and schoolmaster
• Horace Gray (1828–1902), American jurist

I

• Iain Gray
• The Honourable Sir Ian Campbell-Gray
• Isaac P. Gray

J

• James Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jamie Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jamie Gray, a British murderer
  • Jamie Gray Hyder, American actress and model
  • Jamie Lynn Gray (born 1984), American Olympic sport shooter
• Jason Gray (musician) (born 1972), American contemporary Christian singer-songwriter
• Jason Gray (poet), American poet
• Jason Gray-Stanford, Canadian actor
• Jeffrey Alan Gray, British psychologist
• Jerry Gray, American football player
• Jerry Gray (arranger), (1915–1976), arranger, composer, and conductor
• Jesse Gray (1923–1988), New York civil right leader and politician
• Jim Gray (sportscaster), American sportscaster
• Jim Gray (UDA member), leader of the Ulster Defence Association in Northern Ireland
• John Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Johnny Gray, American 800m runner
• Joseph Anthony Gray, US Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Joseph M. M. Gray, Chancellor of American University from 1933 until 1941
• Josh Gray (basketball) (born 1993), American basketball player
• Josh Gray (footballer) (born 1991), English footballer
• J. T. Gray (born 1996), American football player
• Julian Gray, English footballer

K

• Karla M. Gray, American judge
• Katherine Gray, American artist
• Kelly Gray, American soccer player
• Kelly Gray (musician), American producer and guitarist
• Kevin Gray (disambiguation), multiple people

L

• Larry Gray, jazz musician
• Lawrence Gray, American actor
• Lee Gray, American DJ
• Les Gray, English singer
• Lewis Cecil Gray (1881–1952), American historian and agricultural economist
• Liam Gray, Scottish footballer
• Linda Gray, American actress
• Linda Esther Gray (born 1948), Scottish opera singer
• Lord Gray, title in the Peerage of Scotland
• Loren Gray (born 2002), American singer and social media personality
• Lorna Gray (1917–2017), American actress
• Louis Harold Gray, British physicist
• Lyons Gray, American politician

M

• Mackenzie Gray, Canadian actor
• Macy Gray, American R&B, soul and neo-soul singer, songwriter, record producer and actress
• Marlin Gray, American murderer
• Martin Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mary Tenney Gray (1833-1904), American writer, clubwoman, philanthropist, suffragette
• Matt Gray (born 1936), Scottish footballer (Third Lanark, Manchester City)
• Mel Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Michael Gray (DJ), British DJ and house music producer
• Michael Gray (footballer), English football full-back
• Michael John Gray (born c. 1976), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
• Mike Gray (1935–2013), American writer, screenwriter, cinematographer, film producer and director
• Morris Gray, Canadian politician

N

• Nan Grey, American actress
• Naomi Gray, American, first female Vice President of Planned Parenthood
• Neely Gray, American businessman and territorial legislator
• Neil Gray, Scottish National Party politician
• Nigel Gray, English record producer
• Noah Gray (born 1999), American football player
• Noel Desmond Gray (1920–1999), Australian businessman

O

• Owen Gray (born 1939), Jamaican musician

P

• Pat Gray, American radio personality
• Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray, (died 1584) Scottish nobleman
• Patrick Gray, 6th Lord Gray, (died 1612) Scottish nobleman, grandson of the above
• L. Patrick Gray, Acting director of the FBI from 1972 to 1973
• Paul Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Pearl Zane Gray, American western novelist under the pen name Zane Grey
• Percy Gray, American artist
• Peter Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Pete Gray (1915–2002), one-armed Major League baseball player
• Pete Gray (activist) (1980–2011), Australian environmental and anti-war activist
• Polly Gray, character in Peaky Blinders

Q

• Quinn Gray, American football quarterback

R

• Raphael Gray (born 1981), British computer hacker
• Richard Gray (game designer) (born 1957), video game designer
• Richard E. Gray (1945 – 1982), NASA test pilot
• Robbie Gray (born 1988), Australian Rules Football player
• Robert Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Robin Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rocky Gray (born 1974), American musician and songwriter
• Roger Gray (1881 – 1959), American character actor
• Roger Gray (1921–1996), professor and expert on agricultural futures markets
• Ron Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ross F. Gray (1920 – 1945), American soldier, Medal of Honor awardee

S

• Sally Gray, English actress
• Samuel Gray (Australian politician), Australian politician
• Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828), British Botanist (IPNI = Gray)
• Selina Gray (1823-1907), enslaved woman who rescued historical heirlooms
• Simon Gray, English playwright
• Spalding Gray, American actor, screenwriter and playwright
• Stephen Gray (scientist) (1666–1736), English astronomer and scientist
• Stephen Gray (writer) (born 1941), South African author
• Steven Gray (footballer) (born 1981), Irish defender for Derry City F.C.
• Stuart Gray (basketball) (born 1963), American basketball player

T

• T. M. Gray, American horror novelist and illustrator
• Tamyra Gray, American actress and singer
• Thomas Gray, British poet and scholar
• Thomas Gray (VC), British soldier
• Thomas Cecil Gray, British anaesthetist
• Thomas Lomar Gray, British engineer
• Tom Gray, bluegrass musician
• Tony Gray (disambiguation), multiple people

V

• Valerie Gray, fictional character from the television series Danny Phantom
• Veleka Gray, American actress
• Vincent C. Gray, American politician
• Vincent R. Gray, New Zealand chemist
• Violet Gray, fictional character from the Peanuts comic strip
• Virgil Gray (born 1984), American football player
• Vivean Gray (1924–2016), British actress based in Australia

W

• Walter de Gray, English prelate and politician
• Wardell Gray, American jazz bebop saxophonist
• Wayne D. Gray, cognitive science professor
• Wells Gray (1876–1944), Canadian politician, creator of Wells Gray Provincial Park
• William Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Willoughby Gray, English actor
• Woodville Gray, Scottish footballer of the 1880s
• Wyndol Gray, (1922–1994), American basketball player

See also

• Grey (surname)