Given name & surname
Greig
“watchful”·“one who is vigilant; watch-”
In Scottish use, Greig is a short form of Gregory. Interpretations include “watchful” and “one who is vigilant; watch-” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Scottish use, Greig is a short form of Gregory. Interpretations include “watchful” and “one who is vigilant; watch-” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Scottish use, Greig is a short form of Gregory. An origin associated with Gregory is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Scottish use, Greig is a short form of Gregory. The history of Gregory gives this family its wider story. Gregory’s historical associations include a number of early saints.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Greig through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 384
- 384 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 23 in 1957. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 448 as a first name in 2020; 2,295 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Greig’s family of names
Greig is a short form of Gregory. Greig has a related form in Greg.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Greig
- Greig FraserAustralian cinematographerborn 1975
- Greig LaidlawScottish rugby union playerborn 1985
- Greig NoriCanadian record producer and musicianborn 1964
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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