Greenhills Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Ireland

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.

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Greenhills Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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.

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