Greenacre Surname

276,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Greenacre Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the green acre' or 'green acres'; -acre is not an uncommon suffix to local names. Greenacre means the green field.

Richard de Grenacres, 6 Edward III: Oldham Gaardian, Old Homesteads.

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Greenacre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8501:65,5517,614
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
Australia2041:132,33214,365
Israel511:167,79717,113
Canada441:837,40065,151
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Wales121:257,87814,969
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4371:55,7796,624
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Greenacre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the green acre' or 'green acres'; -acre is not an uncommon suffix to local names. Greenacre means the green field.

Richard de Grenacres, 6 Edward III: Oldham Gaardian, Old Homesteads.

Arthur Grenachar, 1564: Register of the University of Oxford.

Alexander Grenacres, 1564: ibid.

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

A surname recorded in Aberdeen. A modern importation from south of the Border. Bardsley has record of the name from the reign of Edward III (1327—1377).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at the Green Field [Old Englishgréne + œcer]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Greenacre Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greenacre is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenacre? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 276,555th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,197,964 people. Greenacre occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Greenacre are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Greenacre is most numerous in England, where it is held by 850 people, or 1 in 65,551. In England it is most common in: Norfolk, where 32 percent live, Suffolk, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 6 percent live. Other than England it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Greenacre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greenacre has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 868 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greenacre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Greenacre surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Greenacre earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.74% less than the national average, earning R 214,500 per year; in United States they earn 6.93% more than the national average, earning $46,138 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.07% less than the national average, earning $47,166 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greenacres959/
Grenacre942/
Greenacer890/
Greenacker840/
Grenacher78435/
Greenaker7823/
Grenacker7816/
Greinacher74204/
Grenaker7153/
Greaneacher700/
Gränacher6795/
Grinaker59283/
Greinocker531/

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