Greenaway Surname

47,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Greenaway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the greenway' or 'road'; a intrusive for euphony; compare Otway and Ottaway. No doubt many spots would be styled the green way, but probably the place denoted in the following has given birth to many of this name: 'John Bridgeman (1577-1653), bishop of Chester, was born at Exeter.

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Greenaway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,9811:11,1861,653
Australia1,6131:16,7362,352
United States1,4911:243,09823,197
Canada8111:45,4325,598
Northern Ireland3761:4,907938
Wales3471:8,918986
Antigua and Barbuda2051:48482
Scotland2041:26,2442,847
New Zealand1721:26,3274,610
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
Montserrat931:536
United States Virgin Islands781:1,415228
Trinidad and Tobago661:20,6662,393
Dominica571:1,331254
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Saint Kitts and Nevis291:1,903323
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
France241:2,767,613196,808
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Panama211:186,2985,509
British Virgin Islands201:1,580220
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Anguilla111:1,221122
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2181:20,3202,373
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7951:13,5802,042
Scotland611:61,3643,851
Wales281:56,0152,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

Greenaway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the greenway' or 'road'; a intrusive for euphony; compare Otway and Ottaway. No doubt many spots would be styled the green way, but probably the place denoted in the following has given birth to many of this name: 'John Bridgeman (1577-1653), bishop of Chester, was born at Exeter. His grandfather ... had, with other issue, two sons, Michael the eldest, ... and Thomas, of Greenway, Devonshire': Dictionary of National Biography vi. 317. This is probably Greenway, in the parish of Churston Ferrers.

Robert Grenewey, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Grenewey, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John atte Grenewey, Somerset, z Edward III: ibid.

Thomas Greenewaie, 1567: Register of the University of Oxford.

Thomas Greenway, of Oswaldtwistle, 1618: Wills at Chester.

1643. Married — Robert Hyron and Elizabeth Grinnoway: St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

For Greenway, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Devon Or from the Old Norse, Gronveg; from the Dutch, Groeneweg; a location and personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Greenaway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greenaway is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Greenaway.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenaway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 47,402nd most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 667,419 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Greenaway are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

Greenaway is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 4,981 people, or 1 in 11,186. In England Greenaway is mostly found in: Greater London, where 17 percent live, West Midlands, where 9 percent live and Devon, where 7 percent live. Excluding England this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Greenaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greenaway has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Greenaway surname grew 277 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,113 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,239 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 334 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Greenaway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (73%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Greenaway surname are 3.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.16% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Greenaway earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 112.77% more than the national average, earning R 505,620 per year; in United States they earn 10.07% less than the national average, earning $38,803 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $50,762 CAD per year.

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