Wray (surname)

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Wray
Origin
Word/name
Nook’, ‘Corner’
Region of originEngland, Ireland
Other names
Variant form(s)numerous

'Wray is a surname which may refer to:

The surname Wray is most common in the United States, England, Canada and Australia.[1]

Titles

  • The Wray baronets, two extinct titles in the Baronetage of England, including lists of titleholders

Persons

  • Albert A. Wray (1858–1924), New York politician and lawyer
  • Arthur Wray (1906-1993), Canadian politician
  • Bill Wray (born 1956), American cartoonist and landscape painter
  • Bill Wray (composer)
    , American musician, composer and producer
  • Chester B. Wray (1923-2006), California politician
  • Christopher Wray (disambiguation)
  • Daniel Wray (1701–1783), English antiquary and Fellow of the Royal Society
  • Edward Wray (1589-1658), English courtier and politician
  • Elinor Caroline Wray
    (1899–1992), Australian speech therapist
  • Emma Wray (born 1965), English actress
  • Fawcet Wray (1873-1932), British naval officer
  • Fay Wray (1907–2004), Canadian–American actress best known for her starring role in the film King Kong
  • Collin Raye (born Floyd Elliot Wray, born 1960), American country singer-songwriter
  • Harmon Wray (c. 1947–2007), American prison reformer, human rights and death penalty activist
  • Henry Wray (1826-1900), British Army lieutenant-general and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
  • Jimmy Wray (1935–2013), Scottish politician
  • John Wray (politician) (born 1971), Texas House of Representatives
  • Jon Wray (born 1970), English rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s
  • University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • Leonora Wray (1886-1979), Australian golfer often referred to as the "mother" of Australian golf
  • Link Wray (1929–2005), American rock and roll musician
  • Lud Wray (1894–1967), American football player and coach, and co-founder of the Philadelphia Eagles team
  • Lyliana Wray (born 2002), American actress
  • Margaret Jane Wray (born 1963), American operatic soprano
  • Martha Wray (1739-1788), English medical manufacturer
  • Mia Wray (born 1995), Australian pop singer-songwriter
  • Michael H. Wray (born 1967), North Carolina politician
  • Naomi Wray, Australian geneticist
  • Nicole Wray (born 1981), American R&B singer and songwriter
  • Scotty Wray
    (died 2022), American country singer-songwriter
  • Taylor Wray (born 1981), Canadian lacrosse player
  • Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Ashby (1625–1669), English politician
  • Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth (1555–1617), English politician
  • William Fitzwater Wray
    (d. 1938), cycling journalist
  • William Wray (artist) (born 1956), American cartoonist and landscape painter
  • William Wray (politician) (1876–1946), American politician in the state of Washington

References

  1. ^ "Wray Surname". forebears. Retrieved 22 June 2022.