Greenalgh Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Greenalgh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greenalgh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:195,00315,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Greenalgh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greenalgh occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenalgh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Greenalgh is the 4,206,983rd most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Greenalgh are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England Greenalgh is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 42 percent live, Merseyside, where 37 percent live and Hampshire, where 5 percent live. Not including England this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 5 percent live and New Zealand, where 5 percent live.

Greenalgh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greenalgh has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Greenalgh surname contracted 85 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Greenalgh
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