The wray Surname
wray Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from any of various minor places in
northern England named Wray, Wrea, or Wreay, from Old Norse
vrá ‘nook’, ‘corner’, ‘recess’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| An interesting history of the Wray's | Scott Wray | 14 |
| Any Jamaican Wray's ? | carolyn Wray | 3 |
| Wrays of Glentworth, Sir Drury Wray, Baronet |
 lovelynessy
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| ALL WRAY & RAY SURNAMES |
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| Wray's from Prince Edwards Co.VA to Mason Co. WVA |
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jenparkins
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| J C WRAY CIVIL WAR |
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| Any Information or Old Photos of Wray family of Nelson County Va |
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| Thomas Wray | Ann Hinton | 8 |
| Wray of Hull, Yorkshire, England |
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