Wray

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Wroe

Etymology

From Old Norse vrá (“nook, corner, recess”).

Proper noun

Wray (countable and uncountable, plural Wrays)

1. A village in Wray-with-Botton parish, City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6067).
2. A small city, the county seat of Yuma County, Colorado, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Irwin County, Georgia, United States.
4. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wray is the 2367^th 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