Wray
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Wroe
Etymology
From Old Norse vrá (“nook, corner, recess”).
Proper noun
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.
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wray”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- awry, wary