Greenham Surname

148,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Greenham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Greenham,' a chapelry in the parish of Thatcham, Berkshire.

Ralph de Greneham, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph de Grenham, Suffolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Greenham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia9561:28,2383,837
England9381:59,4017,084
Canada6531:56,4256,670
United States1771:2,047,791130,814
Mexico1111:1,118,25413,974
Northern Ireland501:36,9013,535
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Wales201:154,72710,755
Scotland141:382,41616,471
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5741:42,4665,350
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales31:522,80514,314
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Greenham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Greenham,' a chapelry in the parish of Thatcham, Berkshire.

Ralph de Greneham, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph de Grenham, Suffolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

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

(English) belonging to Greenham, or Dweller at the Green Field or En­closure [O. English gréne + ham(m]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Greenham Last Name Facts

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

Greenham has its highest incidence in Australia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 148,468th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,447,128 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 35 percent of Greenham reside; 34 percent reside in Northern Europe and 34 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in Australia, where it is held by 956 people, or 1 in 28,238. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 44 percent live, Western Australia, where 21 percent live and New South Wales, where 12 percent live. Excluding Australia it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 22 percent live.

Greenham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greenham has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Greenham last name grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 421 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 667 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Greenham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Greenham surname are 33.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.49% registered with the party.

The amount Greenham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 612.55% more than the national average, earning R 1,693,280 per year; in United States they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning $45,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.08% more than the national average, earning $50,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greeneham940/
Greenhaum940/
Grenham93629/
Greenam933/
Greenhan8816/
Greanham880/
Greenheim8238/
D'Grenham821/
Greenan803,543/
Grinham801,211/
Granham8055/
Greenom801/
Grenhan801/
Greenhagne781/
Greenhaung780/
Granaham7524/
Grenheim7512/
Greenane754/
Grinhaim752/
Graynham751/
Greenean750/
Grenahan750/
Grenehan750/
Greimham750/
Greenhon750/
Grenan7182/
Grinam7158/
Granam7124/
Groenheim7124/
Grenom716/
Greneheim716/
Greenaten712/
Grengan6744/
Grenang6711/
Greenon677/
Grannam677/
Grenand674/
Grenian674/
Granhom672/
Grenyan671/
Grisnam671/
Grahnam670/
Gregnan670/
Greynan670/

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