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STAMFORD

Gray

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English : nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from Old English grÃ¦g â€˜grayâ€™. In Scotland and Ireland it has been used as a translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from riabhach â€˜brindledâ€™, â€˜grayâ€™ (see Reavey). In North America this name has assimilated names with similar meaning from other European languages.English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Graye in Calvados, France, named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Gratus, meaning â€˜welcomeâ€™, â€˜pleasingâ€™ + the locative suffix -acum.French and Swiss French : habitational name from Gray in Haute-SaÃ´ne and Le Gray in Seine-Maritime, both in France, or from Gray-la-ville in Switzerland, or a regional name from the Swiss canton of GraubÃ¼nden.A leading English family called Grey, holders of the earldom of Stamford, can be traced to Henry de Grey, who was granted lands at Thurrock, Essex, by Richard I (1189â€“99). They once held great power, and Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk (1517â€“54), married a granddaughter of Henry VII. Because of this he felt entitled to claim the throne for his daughter, Lady Jane Grey (1537â€“54), after the death of Henry VIII. For this, and for his part in Wyattâ€™s rebellion, both he and his daughter were beheaded.