Grace Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Grace Name Meaning: Derives from the female personal name 'Grace',from old French meaning 'charm','pleasantness'.

Grace was a popular surname in the middle ages.The name may have also been used as a nickname for a charming person. The first recorded spelling is that of 'Henry Grece',dated 1275.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Grace Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Grace family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 310
Agricultural Labourer 114
Labourer 62
House Servant 57
At Home 50
Farm Labourer 40
Dress Maker 29
Servant 25
Lace Maker 22
Annuitant 20
Errand Boy 17
Farmers Daughter 15
Farmers Wife 15
Tailor 14
Laundress 13
Brick Layer 13
Scholar At Home 13
Frame Work Knitter 13
General Servant 12
Pauper 12
Shoe Maker 12
Ag Lab 11
Blacksmith 11
Farmers Son 11
Gardener 10

Grace Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Grace 100% 33,360
2 Grice 80% 22,073
3 Garcia 33% 1,222
4 Groce 80% 1,190
5 Gracie 83% 579
6 Greece 67% 573
7 Gorce 60% 151
8 Greecoe 57% 127

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The surname Grace is the most popular version of all its varients

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