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Gray is considered to be a Scottish surname.
Distinguished in The Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D., Anschatel Groy (of Haute Saone, Normandy) settled in Chillingham, Northumberland, England. But he had lived in the department of Gray (or Groy, or Croy) in Haute Saone, so this type of surname is considered to be a habitational surname.
However(!)- The Boernicians of the Scottish-English border region also used this surname to describe a person with gray hair, making it a nickname-type surname. They also used it to designate persons living in or near the place named Graye (meaning welcoming, or pleasing), in Calvados. So that, again, is a habitational-type surname.
Family motto; "Anchor fast anchor"
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