Gray (surname)

Gray is a surname of English and Scottish origins.

In most Scottish instances, the name "Gray" is from the Germanic Scots language, and is cognate with Old English, "græg", meaning "grey", possibly as a hair colour, or perhaps due to blue eyes... As blue wasn't a distinct colour at the time of origin and was a variant of gray.

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 (1878–1943), 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
• Bryson Gray (born 1991), American rapper

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
• Cedric Gray (born 2002), American football player
• 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
• Christopher Gray, American journalist
• Christopher Gray, British organist
• 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

• 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
• 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
• Ernest Gray (1856–1932), British politician
• Ernest Gray (New Zealand politician) (1833–1895), New Zealand politician
• Ernest Alfonso Gray (born 1878), American politician and lawyer from Virginia
• Eva Gray (actress)
• Eva Gray (cricketer)
• 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
• Jane Lewers Gray (1796-1871), Northern Ireland-born American poet and hymnwriter
• Jason Gray (musician) (born 1972), American contemporary Christian singer-songwriter
• Jason Gray (poet), American poet
• Jason Gray-Stanford, Canadian actor
• Jean Gray (academic) (born 1942), English-Canadian physician and professor of pharmacology
• 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
• Jon Gray (born 1991), American baseball player
• Jordan Gray, English comedian and singer
• Joseph Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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
• Josiah Gray (born 1997), American baseball player
• 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
• 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 (1936–2016), 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
• Shelley Shepard Gray, American novelist
• Simon Gray, English playwright
• Sonny Gray (born 1989), American baseball player
• Spalding Gray, American actor, screenwriter and playwright
• Stephen Gray (scientist) (1666–1736), English astronomer and scientist
• Stephen Gray (writer) (1941–2020), South African author
• Steven Gray (footballer) (born 1981), Irish defender for Derry City F.C.
• Stuart Gray (basketball) (born 1963), American basketball player
• Sylvia Gray (1909–1991), English businessperson

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 Gray (American football), American football player
• 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
• Walter de Gray Birch, English historian
• 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)

Footnotes

• Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia; Mills, A. D.; Room, Adrian (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: the University Press; p. 260