As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Gaelic.) From Greigh a herd (Latin Grex), and fear a man, a herdsman. In the Cornish British Gryger or Gruger signifies a partridge.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


Patronymica Britannica (1860)

MAC GREGOR. This clan Is deduced from Gregor, or Gregorius, 3rd son of Alpin, a Scottish monarch of the VIII. cent., who was named after his godfather, Pope Gregory IV. It is often modified to Greer and Greerson,

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: From given name or forename

Origin: Celtic

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: Scotland

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: Gaelic

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