Gregory Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Gregory Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Gregory

The origin of the name Gregory was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. include Gregorie, Greg, Gregg, Gregson, Greig and Grigg. This ancient name was originally borne by two fathers of the Orthodox church, Saint Gregory Nazianzene, 325-390, and Saint Gregory of Nyssa, 331-395. From about the tenth century onwards surnames began to be developed and it was not unusual to take the name of a Saint as surname. This name is usually of Anglo-Saxon descent spreading to Ireland , Scotland and Wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts in these countries. Examples of such are a Peter Gregory of Bedfordshire who was recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls', England , in the year 1273. A Johannes Gregson and Willemus Gregge were recorded in the 'Poll Tax' of the West Riding of Yorkshire in the year 1379. In Scotland several early Bishops bore this name. A William filius Gregorii was recorded as being the Provost of Crail in the year 1330. In Ireland this name is mostly found in Counties Kerry and Galway where it is on record since the seventeenth century.