Surnames
UK surnames beginning with G
Browse UK surnames from the 1881 census and modern surname records. Surname pages show counts, origin facts, historical distribution, maps, first-name pairings and census detail.
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| # | Surname | 1881 count | Modern count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green | 84,164 | 116,279 |
| 2 | Griffiths | 48,955 | 71,828 |
| 3 | Gray | 42,727 | 66,682 |
| 4 | Graham | 34,451 | 59,219 |
| 5 | Gibson | 36,370 | 51,002 |
| 6 | Grant | 29,695 | 45,658 |
| 7 | Gill | 20,931 | 38,776 |
| 8 | Gordon | 18,832 | 33,345 |
| 9 | Gregory | 20,974 | 30,765 |
| 10 | Gardner | 20,306 | 30,420 |
| 11 | George | 17,545 | 26,954 |
| 12 | Griffin | 14,053 | 24,277 |
| 13 | Gilbert | 16,992 | 23,769 |
| 14 | Gallagher | 4,530 | 23,632 |
| 15 | Goodwin | 15,759 | 22,127 |
| 16 | Greenwood | 23,239 | 20,777 |
| 17 | Gibbs | 14,676 | 18,884 |
| 18 | Glover | 12,759 | 17,281 |
| 19 | Goddard | 12,016 | 16,331 |
| 20 | Gardiner | 8,640 | 15,586 |
| 21 | Giles | 11,369 | 15,370 |
| 22 | Gould | 10,773 | 15,293 |
| 23 | Gibbons | 9,605 | 15,062 |
| 24 | Garner | 9,464 | 13,893 |
| 25 | Gough | 8,770 | 13,579 |
| 26 | Godfrey | 8,858 | 12,354 |
| 27 | Gale | 8,531 | 10,923 |
| 28 | Greaves | 8,773 | 10,908 |
| 29 | Groves | 8,410 | 10,775 |
| 30 | Goodman | 8,716 | 10,635 |
| 31 | Guest | 6,380 | 10,332 |
| 32 | Guy | 6,226 | 10,217 |
| 33 | Gillespie | 4,760 | 9,470 |
| 34 | Gunn | 7,357 | 9,391 |
| 35 | Gee | 7,597 | 9,138 |
| 36 | Garrett | 6,521 | 8,974 |
| 37 | Goodall | 6,418 | 8,812 |
| 38 | Grainger | 4,619 | 8,334 |
| 39 | Galloway | 5,152 | 7,773 |
| 40 | Gorman | 3,623 | 7,476 |
| 41 | Gallacher | 2,592 | 7,335 |
| 42 | Gilmour | 4,205 | 7,300 |
| 43 | Golding | 5,274 | 7,200 |
| 44 | Goldsmith | 4,546 | 6,623 |
| 45 | Gurung | 0 | 6,548 |
| 46 | Gamble | 4,288 | 6,218 |
| 47 | Grundy | 6,133 | 6,211 |
| 48 | Gibb | 5,291 | 6,100 |
| 49 | Graves | 4,540 | 6,088 |
| 50 | Griffith | 9,759 | 6,076 |
| 51 | Grimes | 3,452 | 6,028 |
| 52 | Grace | 3,998 | 5,986 |
| 53 | Greig | 4,777 | 5,943 |
| 54 | Grey | 6,507 | 5,837 |
| 55 | Gillies | 4,288 | 5,789 |
| 56 | Gosling | 4,669 | 5,770 |
| 57 | Gates | 4,641 | 5,573 |
| 58 | Greenhalgh | 6,131 | 5,540 |
| 59 | Gilchrist | 4,446 | 5,446 |
| 60 | Goode | 3,872 | 5,353 |
| 61 | Gore | 3,371 | 5,341 |
| 62 | Geddes | 3,615 | 5,287 |
| 63 | Garland | 3,933 | 5,273 |
| 64 | Gerrard | 3,826 | 5,265 |
| 65 | Godwin | 3,868 | 5,161 |
| 66 | Goulding | 2,927 | 4,945 |
| 67 | Groom | 4,197 | 4,726 |
| 68 | Grimshaw | 4,992 | 4,668 |
| 69 | Grice | 3,083 | 4,626 |
| 70 | Grieve | 3,524 | 4,555 |
| 71 | Good | 3,733 | 4,500 |
| 72 | Greene | 802 | 4,494 |
| 73 | Garcia | 136 | 4,488 |
| 74 | Greenfield | 3,329 | 4,433 |
| 75 | Garnett | 3,722 | 4,424 |
| 76 | Gaskell | 3,062 | 4,390 |
| 77 | Gupta | 2 | 4,350 |
| 78 | Guthrie | 3,777 | 4,297 |
| 79 | Gower | 3,144 | 4,271 |
| 80 | Gay | 3,665 | 4,179 |
| 81 | Gillett | 3,156 | 4,172 |
| 82 | Garside | 4,328 | 4,166 |
| 83 | Glass | 3,099 | 4,145 |
| 84 | Gavin | 1,482 | 4,136 |
| 85 | Grove | 3,503 | 4,037 |
| 86 | Garratt | 3,047 | 4,017 |
| 87 | Gledhill | 4,452 | 3,972 |
| 88 | Greenaway | 1,881 | 3,910 |
| 89 | Glen | 2,978 | 3,909 |
| 90 | Gregson | 4,146 | 3,909 |
| 91 | Goodchild | 2,919 | 3,866 |
| 92 | Galbraith | 2,740 | 3,824 |
| 93 | Gaunt | 2,944 | 3,775 |
| 94 | Glynn | 1,322 | 3,773 |
| 95 | Gannon | 1,299 | 3,763 |
| 96 | Gooch | 2,622 | 3,763 |
| 97 | Georgiou | 0 | 3,754 |
| 98 | Gooding | 2,528 | 3,697 |
| 99 | Grayson | 2,228 | 3,638 |
| 100 | Gent | 2,565 | 3,583 |