Greehan Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Greehan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greehan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:5,846,112285,490
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Greehan Last Name Facts

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

Greehan is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greehan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Greehan is the 2,372,517th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Greehan live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States it is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 32 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and Florida, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Greehan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greehan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greehan surname increased 6,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greehan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Greehan surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Greehan last name are 36.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.47% being registered with the political party.

Greehan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.95% more than the national average, earning $57,368 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grehan922,374/
Greean9217/
Grehian8610/
Greahan864/
Grehant862/
Graehan861/
Greyhan861/
Ghreean860/
Groehan860/
Green83854,846/
Grean83119/
Greyan77532/
Groehn7792/
Gruehn7789/
Greane7731/
Greant7726/
Greenn7722/
Greenh7711/
Grreen779/
Grejan778/
Graehn776/
Grehon775/
Greian775/
Gréhan773/
Ghreen772/
Hgreen772/
Ågreen772/
Grihan772/
Greatn771/
Greanc771/
Greamn771/
Greand771/
Greeyn771/
Greuen771/
Greien771/
Ggreen771/
Greohn770/
Greyen770/
Greeon770/
Greann770/
Grehaigne7533/
Grehanova752/
Greisen711,065/
Grojean71745/
Greacen71236/
Greiten71226/
Greysen7133/
Grauhan7121/
Greyham7114/
Graween7111/
D'green7110/
Greusen714/
Gréhant712/
Grieein712/
Grayhan712/
Groeian711/
Grajean711/
Greanne711/
Greyhanova711/
Ngreyen711/
Greyten710/
Greyhun710/
Greggen710/
Greasen710/
Groen6718,971/
Grein677,249/
Grain674,080/
Gruen672,868/
Gream67599/
Graen67344/
Greyn67211/
Greon67197/
Graun67174/
Grien67137/
Grayn6765/
Grian6747/
Greichen6747/
Gryan6720/
Groujean6715/
Greun675/
Grouahan674/
Greating672/
Greggian672/
Graujean672/
Ghraheen671/
Greachen671/
Grajn671/
Grojeant671/
Grayhand671/
Greassen670/
Greuchen670/
Grauahan670/
Grayhaun670/
Greatyng670/
Greasing670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Greehan
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