Cray
A surname.
Proper noun
- A surname.
- A short river in Greater London which flows into the River Darent.
- A community (civil parish) in southern Powys, Wales.
Origin
* As an Irish surname, from ó Craobhaigh, a byname from craobhach (“branched”). Compare Creevy. * As an English surname, from the River Cray, of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *garwos (“rough”). * As a German surname, Americanized from Krey, Kray. * As a Dutch surname, variant of Kraai, from kraai (“crow”).