Gregg and Greg are surnames 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 England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

, they are variant forms of the surname '' Gregory''. The surnames are first recorded as ''Gregge'' in 1234, within the '' Liber feodorum'', a document compiled in the reign of

Henry II of England Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Curtmantle (french: link=no, Court-manteau), Henry FitzEmpress, or Henry Plantagenet, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189, and as such, was the first Angevin king ...

. 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) (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 Ca ...

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 ...

, New Zealand musician * Alexander W. Gregg (1855–1919), U.S Representative from Texas * Allan Gregg (born 1952), Canadian political advisor and pundit * Andrew Gregg (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 (1951–2006), Major League Baseball umpire (1975–1999) * Forrest Gregg (1933–2019), American football player and coach * Harry Gregg (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 (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 (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 (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'' and first inmate to successfully escape Georgia's death row ** '' Gregg v. Georgia'' *

William Gregg (industrialist) William Gregg (February 2, 1800 – September 12, 1867) was an ardent advocate of industrialization in the antebellum Southern United States and the founder of the Graniteville Mill, the largest textile mill in South Carolina during the antebel ...

(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 (1795–1875), English industrialist and economist * Samuel Greg (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 (1876–1953), British diplomat * William Rathbone Greg (1809–1881), English essayist

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