Greenhills Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Greenhills Surname Definition:
Local. Katherine Greenhills in Hamilton, 1607 (Campsie) probably derived her surname from the old twenty-shilling lands of Greinhillis in the barony of Kilbryde, Lanarkshire. A commission was issued in 1558 for the trial of Johne Grenehillis in Lanark (ER.
Read More About This SurnameGreenhills Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
Greenhills Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local. Katherine Greenhills in Hamilton, 1607 (Campsie) probably derived her surname from the old twenty-shilling lands of Greinhillis in the barony of Kilbryde, Lanarkshire. A commission was issued in 1558 for the trial of Johne Grenehillis in Lanark (ER., XIX, p. 422). John Greenhills in Brunsie, 1772 (Dunkeld).
Greenhills Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greenhills Come From? nationality or country of origin
Greenhills occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Greenhills? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Greenhills is predominantly found in Asia, where 25 percent of Greenhills live; 19 percent live in West Africa and 19 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 20,247,645. In The Philippines Greenhills is most numerous in: National Capital Region, where 20 percent reside. Beside The Philippines this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhalls | 90 | 0 | / |
| Greenwillis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Green-Willis | 82 | 2 | / |
| Green Willis | 82 | 1 | / |
| Greenhalse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Greenwells | 80 | 1 | / |
| Greenniles | 80 | 1 | / |
| Greenles | 78 | 2 | / |
| Greenwls | 78 | 1 | / |
| Grenells | 78 | 0 | / |
| Greenlus | 78 | 0 | / |
| Greenlys | 78 | 0 | / |
| Green-Wiles | 76 | 11 | / |
| Green-Ellis | 76 | 5 | / |
| Green-Walls | 76 | 2 | / |
| Grenouilles | 76 | 1 | / |
| Green-Wells | 76 | 1 | / |
| Greenlees | 74 | 2,163 | / |
| Greenless | 74 | 101 | / |
| Greenlese | 74 | 88 | / |
| Greenholz | 74 | 48 | / |
| Granillos | 74 | 42 | / |
| Greenleas | 74 | 15 | / |
| Granillas | 74 | 2 | / |
| Greenlies | 74 | 2 | / |
| Greenleys | 74 | 1 | / |
| Greenhulz | 74 | 0 | / |
| Greenliss | 74 | 0 | / |
| Grennells | 74 | 0 | / |
| Grenols | 71 | 0 | / |
| Grenals | 71 | 0 | / |
| Greenlease | 70 | 20 | / |
| Greenleese | 70 | 15 | / |
| Greenliase | 70 | 0 | / |
| Green-Lewis | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kornills | 67 | 9 | / |
| Granells | 67 | 8 | / |
| Greynols | 67 | 4 | / |
| Green Lewis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Griniuls | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grinhols | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garnilas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gornells | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grinilis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goren-Ilous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grnnells | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cranills | 67 | 0 | / |
| Grennels | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gurnells | 67 | 0 | / |
| Granulles | 63 | 4 | / |
| Grineelese | 60 | 0 | / |
| Gronhulz | 56 | 1 | / |
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