Wray
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (surname): Wroe
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse vrá (“nook, corner, recess”).
Proper noun[edit]
Wray (countable and uncountable, plural Wrays)
- A village in Wray-with-Botton parish, City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6067).
- A small city, the county seat of Yuma County, Colorado, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Irwin County, Georgia, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wray is the 2367th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15405 individuals. Wray is most common among White (82.64%) and Black/African American (12.28%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wray”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in Lancashire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Lancashire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Cities in Colorado, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:County seats of Colorado, USA
- en:Places in Colorado, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Unincorporated communities in Georgia, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Georgia, USA
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old Norse