Is There a Gress Coat of Arms?

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Gress name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned.

How common is Gress?

If you carry the Gress surname, the numbers below show how widely it is found.

A family Bible, a parish register or an emigration record often gives the first firm date for a Gress ancestor. No reliable dictionary entry explains Gress, so any origin we give a client is traced from their own ancestors. According to the 2010 US Census, the Gress surname had 3,850 bearers. French civil records give 950 births under the name Gress from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1951–1960.

Want more than a summary? See the Gress family name pack.