Gregg and Greg are

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

s of English or

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

origin. In England, they are variant forms of the surname '' Gregory''. The surnames are first recorded as ''Gregge'' in 1234, within the ''

Liber feodorum The ''Book of Fees'' is the colloquial title of a modern edition, transcript, rearrangement and enhancement of the medieval (Latin: 'Book of Fiefs'), being a listing of feudal landholdings or fief (Middle English ), compiled in about 1302, but f ...

'', a document compiled in the reign of Henry II of England. Another early instance of the name is ''Gregge'', recorded in 1306, within the '' Feet of Fines'' (for Essex); and as Greggez in 1504, within the ''Register of the Freemen of the City of York''. Gregg is also a Scottish surname, a shorthand variant of the Highland Clan Gregor or MacGregor.

People with the surname Gregg

Alan Gregg (physician) Alan Gregg (1890–1957) was an American physician active in the fields of public health, medical education and medical research, research. Gregg worked at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York City from 1919 until he retired in 1956, in that t ...

(1890–1957), American physician and

Rockefeller Foundation The Rockefeller Foundation is an American private foundation and philanthropic medical research and arts funding organization based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The second-oldest major philanthropic institution in America, after the Carneg ...

officer *

Alan Gregg (musician) Alan Gregg is a New Zealand musician, originally from Palmerston North, now based in London. Originally a keyboard player, Alan has mainly played bass guitar in his professional life. After moving to Auckland, New Zealand, Alan was a member of ...

, New Zealand musician * Alexander W. Gregg (1855–1919), U.S Representative from Texas * Allan Gregg (born 1952), Canadian political advisor and pundit *

Andrew Gregg Andrew Gregg (June 10, 1755May 20, 1835) was an American politician. A Democratic-Republican, he served as a United States Senator for Pennsylvania from 1807 until 1813. Prior to that, he served as a U.S. Representative from 1791 until 1807. From ...

(1755–1835), U.S. Representative and Senator from Pennsylvania *

Avani Gregg Avani Kiana Gregg (born November 23, 2002) is an American social media personality and make-up artist. She first developed a following on TikTok. Gregg plays Gemma in the web series ''Chicken Girls''. She received the Shorty Award for TikToker of ...

(born 2002), American internet celebrity, actor, and make-up artist * Clark Gregg (born 1962), film and television actor and writer *

David Gregg (disambiguation) David Gregg may refer to: * David Gregg (minister) (1846–1919), American minister and author * David L. Gregg (1819–1868), American diplomat and politician * David McMurtrie Gregg (1833–1916), farmer, diplomat and Union cavalry general in the ...

, multiple people * Donald Gregg (born 1927), U.S. Ambassador to South Korea (1989–1993) *

Eric Gregg Eric Eugene Gregg (May 18, 1951 – June 5, 2006) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League from 1975 to 1999. He was known for being a pioneering black umpire, for his longtime weight problems, and for h ...

(1951–2006), Major League Baseball umpire (1975–1999) * Forrest Gregg (1933–2019), American football player and coach *

Harry Gregg Henry Gregg, (27 October 1932 – 16 February 2020), was a Northern Irish professional footballer and manager. A goalkeeper, he played for Manchester United during the reign of Sir Matt Busby, with a total of 247 appearances for the club. He w ...

(1932–2020), professional football player who played for Northern Ireland and Manchester United, and is a survivor of the Munich air disaster. *

Hugh Gregg Hugh Gregg (November 22, 1917September 24, 2003) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 68th governor of New Hampshire from 1953 to 1955, and was the youngest person ever elected to that office. He is the father of former U ...

(1917–2003), governor from New Hampshire *

James M. Gregg James Madison Gregg (June 26, 1806 – June 16, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1857 to 1859. Biography Born in Patrick County, Virginia, Gregg attended the public school ...

(1806–1869), U.S. Representative from Indiana * John Gregg (1828–1864), American Civil War Confederate general *

John Irvin Gregg John Irvin Gregg (July 19, 1826 – January 6, 1892) was a career U.S. Army officer. He fought in the Mexican–American War and during the American Civil War as a colonel and near the end of the war as a brevet general in the Union army. In 186 ...

(1826–1892), American Civil War Union commander, cousin of David Gregg * John Robert Gregg (1867–1948), the creator of the eponymous shorthand system Gregg Shorthand * Judd Gregg (born 1947), governor and U.S. Senator from New Hampshire *

Julie Gregg Julie Gregg (born Beverly Scalzo; January 24, 1937 – November 7, 2016) was an American television, film and stage actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sandra Corleone in ''The Godfather'' (1972). Also notably, she was nominated fo ...

(1937–2016), American actress * Maxcy Gregg (1814–1862), American Civil War Confederate general * Milton Fowler Gregg (1892–1978), Canadian First World War Victoria Cross recipient and Member of Canadian Parliamenter *

Paul Gregg Paul Gregg (born 1941 in Scarborough, North YorkshireGuthrie, Jonathon. (31 August 2004/ Home UK / UK – Pure theatre on and off the football pitch Ft.com.) is an English multi-millionaire businessman and entertainment impresario, who built Ap ...

(born 1941), English multi-millionaire businessman * Randy Gregg (ice hockey) (born 1956), former Canadian ice hockey player *

Randy Gregg (musician) Angel is an American rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in the mid-1970s by Punky Meadows and Mickie Jones. They were primarily known for their flamboyant glam stage presence and white satin outfits. History Angel was discovered by Kis ...

(born 1969), American hard rock musician *

Richard Bartlett Gregg Richard Bartlett Gregg (1885–1974) was an American social philosopher said to be "the first American to develop a substantial theory of nonviolent resistance" based on the teachings of Mohandas K. Gandhi, and so influenced the thinking of Martin ...

(1885–1974), American philosopher, pacifist, and friend of Mahatma Gandhi *

Tommy Gregg William Thomas Gregg (born July 29, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder/first baseman who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and Florida Marlins from 1987 to 1997, and who is currentl ...

(born 1963), Major League Baseball player *

Troy Leon Gregg Troy Leon Gregg (April 29, 1948 – July 29, 1980) was the first condemned individual whose death sentence was upheld by the United States Supreme Court after the Court's decision in ''Furman v. Georgia'' invalidated all previously enacted dea ...

(1948–1980), convicted murderer, first death sentence to be upheld by Supreme Court after ''

Furman v. Georgia ''Furman v. Georgia'', 408 U.S. 238 (1972), was a landmark criminal case in which the United States Supreme Court invalidated all then existing legal constructions for the death penalty in the United States. It was 5–4 decision, with each mem ...

'' and first inmate to successfully escape Georgia's death row ** ''

Gregg v. Georgia ''Gregg v. Georgia'', ''Proffitt v. Florida'', ''Jurek v. Texas'', ''Woodson v. North Carolina'', and ''Roberts v. Louisiana'', 428 U.S. 153 (1976), is a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court. It reaffirmed the Court's acceptance of the use ...

'' * William Gregg (industrialist) (1800–1867), Founder of the pioneer Graniteville, South Carolina textile mill *

William Gregg (soldier) William Gregg Victoria Cross, VC Distinguished Conduct Medal, DCM Military Medal, MM (27 January 1890 – 10 August 1969) was an England, English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the fac ...

(1890–1962), British First World War Victoria Cross recipient

People with the surname Greg

* Percy Greg (1836–1889), English writer, son of William Rathbone Greg *

Robert Hyde Greg Robert Hyde Greg (24 September 1795 – 21 February 1875), was an English industrialist, economist, antiquary, and - briefly - a Member of Parliament. Born in Manchester, he was the son of Samuel Greg and Hannah Lightbody, the creators of Quarr ...

(1795–1875), English industrialist and economist *

Samuel Greg Samuel Greg (26 March 1758 – 4 June 1834) was an Irish-born industrialist and entrepreneur of the early Industrial Revolution and a pioneer of the factory system. He built Quarry Bank Mill, which at his retirement was the largest textile mil ...

(1758–1834), English entrepreneur * Samuel Greg (junior) (1804–1876), English industrialist and philanthropist, son of Samuel Greg * W. W. Greg (1875–1959), English bibliographer and Shakespeare scholar *

Robert Greg Sir Robert Hyde Greg, Order of St Michael and St George, KCMG (24 December 1876 – 3 December 1953) was a British diplomat. He was List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Thailand, British Minister to Siam from 1921 to 1926 and List of dip ...

(1876–1953), British diplomat *

William Rathbone Greg William Rathbone Greg (1809 – 15 November 1881) was an English essayist. Life Born in Manchester, the son of Samuel Greg, the creator of Quarry Bank Mill, and Hannah Greg, he was brother to Robert Hyde Greg and the junior Samuel Greg. ...

(1809–1881), English essayist

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