Greedy Surname

184,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Greedy Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gredhey.' Greedy is an imitative dress. As regards the suffix, v. Hey. The name is evidently a West-country one.

Robert Gredheye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Greedy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel6541:13,0852,002
Iraq5971:58,6632,184
United States3311:1,095,04279,381
Australia2231:121,05713,326
England2051:271,79521,381
Wales1601:19,3412,064
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Tunisia181:33,9244,997
Singapore171:323,98313,856
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3341:72,9808,059
Wales221:71,2923,399
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Greedy (40) may also be a first name.

Greedy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gredhey.' Greedy is an imitative dress. As regards the suffix, v. Hey. The name is evidently a West-country one.

Robert Gredheye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From disposition.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Greedy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Greedy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Greedy occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greedy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 184,331st most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,165,745 people. Greedy is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Greedy live; 56 percent live in West Asia and 28 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 40 people.

Greedy is most frequently held in Israel, where it is borne by 654 people, or 1 in 13,085. In Israel Greedy is most common in: Central District, where 43 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 30 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Israel Greedy is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Greedy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greedy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 919 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 39 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 727 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greedy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Greedy last name is primarily Maronite (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Greedy last name are 33.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.39% being registered with the political party.

The amount Greedy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.84% less than the national average, earning $40,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning $49,520 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greedys920/
Gredy91196/
Geereedy861/
Gready83249/
Gredys83127/
Greday8367/
Greddy8348/
Greidy838/
Greeda834/
Greedi833/
Gredey832/
Ghredy831/
Gredyo831/
Groedy830/
Griedy830/
Greeder77145/
Grejeda776/
Greedes775/
Greaddy771/
Gredysz771/
Grady7347,747/
Grede73977/
Greda73730/
Grody73457/
Gridy7366/
Gredi7358/
Grédy7320/
Geereddy71127/
Greedess710/
Greesdee710/
Graddy671,934/
Greder671,145/
Grzeda67215/
Gredes67133/
Griede67111/
Grodey6731/
Gredea6731/
Gredis6729/
Greydi6729/
Greide6719/
Gradey6715/
Greidi6715/
Groddy6714/
Gredai679/
Greyda679/
Gredet679/
Gredha677/
Grisdy677/
Gredie676/
Greida676/
Gredio674/
Graidy674/
Gredit674/
Graudy673/
Greddi673/
Gradee673/
Gredje673/
Gréday673/
Graday672/
Gredge672/
Greuda672/
Groudy671/
Greade671/
Grehda671/
Ghredi671/
Grodee671/
Gredez671/
Griddy671/
Gredda671/
Gredhi671/
Greadi671/
Gridey671/
Groday671/
Gruidy671/
Cgrady671/
Groede670/
Graady670/
Ghrady670/
Grydee670/
Graydy670/

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