Greening Surname
Approximately 9,083 people bear this surname
Greening Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Greening'; compare Browning or Harding.
Robert Grenyg, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Greening Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,979 | 1:121,671 | 12,988 |
| England | 2,544 | 1:21,902 | 3,072 |
| Canada | 1,528 | 1:24,114 | 3,276 |
| Australia | 991 | 1:27,241 | 3,702 |
| Wales | 362 | 1:8,548 | 948 |
| New Zealand | 305 | 1:14,847 | 2,601 |
| South Africa | 81 | 1:668,861 | 48,796 |
| Scotland | 63 | 1:84,981 | 6,133 |
| Guernsey | 59 | 1:1,092 | 205 |
| Northern Ireland | 29 | 1:63,622 | 4,809 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Norfolk Island | 3 | 1:765 | 177 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,535 | 1:15,880 | 2,341 |
| Wales | 108 | 1:14,522 | 864 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 479 | 1:104,841 | 10,548 |
Greening Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Greening'; compare Browning or Harding.
Robert Grenyg, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at the Green Meadow [Old English gréne = Old Norse grœnn + Old Northern English ing = Old Norse eng]
Greening Demographics
Average Male Greening Height
177.49 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Greening Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greening Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Greening is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Greening? popularity and diffusion
Greening is the 55,879th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 802,328 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Greening are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,979 people, or 1 in 121,671. In The United States Greening is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.
Greening Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Greening has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Greening last name expanded 622 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 335 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 394 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Greening Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Greening surname are 20.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.82% registered with the party.
The amount Greening earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning R 240,192 per year; in United States they earn 5.07% more than the national average, earning $45,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.3% less than the national average, earning $46,054 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grreening | 94 | 1 | / |
| Greeninng | 94 | 1 | / |
| Greenning | 94 | 0 | / |
| Greenings | 94 | 0 | / |
| Grening | 93 | 172 | / |
| Greenin | 93 | 55 | / |
| Groening | 88 | 2,387 | / |
| Gruening | 88 | 343 | / |
| Graening | 88 | 208 | / |
| Greining | 88 | 32 | / |
| Greuning | 88 | 25 | / |
| Greaning | 88 | 2 | / |
| Griening | 88 | 0 | / |
| Grenin | 86 | 40 | / |
| Groenning | 82 | 5 | / |
| Graehning | 82 | 2 | / |
| Gröning | 80 | 3,636 | / |
| Gräning | 80 | 367 | / |
| Graning | 80 | 337 | / |
| Grining | 80 | 258 | / |
| Groning | 80 | 202 | / |
| Greenen | 80 | 181 | / |
| Gryning | 80 | 117 | / |
| Grenion | 80 | 72 | / |
| Grengin | 80 | 19 | / |
| Greanin | 80 | 15 | / |
| Grenina | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gregnin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Greunin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Grienin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Groenink | 75 | 664 | / |
| Gronning | 75 | 274 | / |
| Granning | 75 | 90 | / |
| Grähning | 75 | 30 | / |
| Grauning | 75 | 9 | / |
| Grouning | 75 | 4 | / |
| Greynion | 75 | 3 | / |
| Graining | 75 | 3 | / |
| Groining | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gruining | 75 | 0 | / |
| Greenene | 75 | 0 | / |
| Grinin | 71 | 1,636 | / |
| Groeninck | 71 | 113 | / |
| Grenen | 71 | 43 | / |
| Grynin | 71 | 16 | / |
| Greñen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Grenim | 71 | 0 | / |
| Grinina | 67 | 2,326 | / |
| Gringin | 67 | 119 | / |
| Grinion | 67 | 114 | / |
| Graneng | 67 | 82 | / |
| Greunen | 67 | 71 | / |
| Greenem | 67 | 61 | / |
| Grenien | 67 | 43 | / |
| Groneng | 67 | 26 | / |
| Grynina | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gröneng | 67 | 22 | / |
| Granäng | 67 | 9 | / |
| Grinink | 67 | 5 | / |
| Grinimg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Grimäng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gritnin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greneen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greinen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greanim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grienen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Greanen | 67 | 0 | / |
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Greening Reference & Research
Greening FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Greening FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- 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 Greening
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