Greeney Surname

521,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Greeney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greeney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3601:1,006,83074,328
Australia1591:169,78417,425
England801:696,47639,547
Scotland111:486,71119,179
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Greeney Last Name Facts

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

Greeney occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greeney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 521,266th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,678,759 people. The surname Greeney is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Greeney reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 1,006,830. In The United States Greeney is most frequent in: Texas, where 21 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and Minnesota, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Greeney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greeney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greeney last name grew 429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 205 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greeney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Greeney last name are 16.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.41% registered to vote for the political party.

Greeney earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.52% more than the national average, earning $48,118 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greenney9320/
Greene92204,558/
Greeny92181/
Greney9241/
Greeneyes8821/
Greaney864,873/
Greener864,808/
Greenoe8695/
Greenes8688/
Greenep8684/
Greenie8631/
Greenee868/
Greenne864/
Greenet862/
Greenez862/
Kgreene861/
Hgreene861/
Graeney861/
Greenay861/
Greeneh861/
Greenhe861/
Greenhy861/
Greenys861/
Greeneé861/
Greneye861/
Gretney861/
Gresney860/
Grieney860/
Greenyo860/
Grene831,269/
Greny8327/
Greenhoe80406/
Greeness8028/
Greenetz8020/
Greengoe803/
Kgreener801/
Greengay801/
Greenesr801/
Greenays801/
Greenees801/
Grenet773,769/
Graney772,792/
Groene771,180/
Greany77645/
Greune77442/
Griene77181/
Greine77176/
Grenez77162/
Grener77141/
Grenes7792/
Gruene7786/
Greneu7755/
Grenee7745/
Grenyo7742/
Greena7739/
Greane7731/
Groney7725/
Grenuy7712/
Greenh7711/
Griney7710/
Grenay779/
Grueny774/
Grrene773/
Gregne773/
Graene773/
Greené773/
Greyne772/
Greniy771/
Grenei771/
Greneh771/
Greïne771/
Graeny770/
Grenea770/
Grenoy770/
Greenhead75421/
Greenhowe75154/
Greeneich7523/
Greenouyh751/
Greenheia751/
Greenhoyz751/
Greenheid750/
Greiner7140,118/
Grainey71183/
Grienay71160/
Greyner71157/
Greuner71129/
Grenett7196/
Greenip7164/
Gregner7145/
Greaner7142/
Gretner7130/
Greneux7129/
Groenne7128/
Greenis7121/
Gritney7114/
Grenetz7112/
Grenead7111/
Greynez718/
Gresner717/
Gresnes717/
Gretnes717/
Grayney715/
Greines714/
Grinhey713/
Grenych713/
Greenga713/
Greinet713/
Groweny713/
Granney712/
Grenets712/
Greinez712/
Grayene712/
Grienne712/
Grejane712/
Greanes711/
G'Reine711/
G'Reiny711/
Grrenie711/
Gruenne711/
Gringey711/
Groenhe711/
Greneus711/
Gresnez711/
Grienie711/
Greanez711/
Greanne711/
Greenai711/
Ghreine711/
Ghreiny711/
Greenii711/
Greenas711/
Graneye711/
Greenau711/
Gre'ena711/
Grenest711/
Greinep711/
Greenat711/
Greenoi711/
Grohney711/
Greanay710/
Greanny710/
Grenees710/
Grouney710/
Grisney710/
Gronney710/
Greenit710/
Greenheash710/
Greyone710/
Greinee710/
Gruenie710/
Greneas710/
Greness710/
Grine6714,152/
Gröne673,568/
Grane671,270/
Grone67983/
Grena67631/
Greni67274/
Greenish67166/
Greisner67146/
Greitner6789/
Greenich6768/
Grettner6760/
Greanead6739/
Grenehed6731/
Grigiene6727/
Greinetz6726/
Grené6726/
Griny6713/
Greenhou6710/
Greenash677/
Gryne675/
Greenois674/
Greeniss673/
Greynets673/
Grethner673/
Grittney672/
Greutner672/
Greesnis672/
Greysner672/
Greatner671/
Grygiene671/
Greinner671/
Griennie671/
Greenach671/
Greenhau671/
Geetrine671/
Ghreinne671/
Greineer671/
Greenoud671/
Grayener671/
Gréne671/
Gőrgenyi671/
Graingey670/
Greatnes670/
Greigner670/
Grauener670/
Greenhat670/
Geherene670/
Growenes670/
Greinnet670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Greeney
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