Greenhaigh Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Greenhaigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greenhaigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:1,857,26974,552
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Greenhaigh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greenhaigh occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenhaigh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Greenhaigh occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Greenhaigh are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Greenhaigh is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,857,269. In England it is mostly found in: Lincolnshire, where 20 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 20 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 17 percent live. Aside from England Greenhaigh is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Greenhaigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greenhaigh has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greenhaigh Last Name Statistics demography

Greenhaigh earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.48% more than the national average, earning $64,931 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Greenhaigh
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