Cray

See also: cray

English

Etymology

• As an Irish surname, from ó Craobhaigh, a byname from craobhach (“branched”). Compare Creevy.
• As an English surname, from the River Cray, of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *garwos (“rough”).
• As a German surname, Americanized from Krey, Kray.
• As a Dutch surname, variant of Kraai, from kraai (“crow”).

Proper noun

Cray (countable and uncountable, plural Crays)

1. A surname.
2. A short river in Greater London which flows into the River Darent.
3. A community (civil parish) in southern Powys, Wales.

Derived terms

• Crayford
• St Mary Cray

Related terms

• Crai (in Powys)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cray is the 11560^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2719 individuals. Cray is most common among White (71.97%) and Black/African American (23.83%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Cary, cary, racy