Greening Surname

55,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9791:121,67112,988
England2,5441:21,9023,072
Canada1,5281:24,1143,276
Australia9911:27,2413,702
Wales3621:8,548948
New Zealand3051:14,8472,601
South Africa811:668,86148,796
Scotland631:84,9816,133
Guernsey591:1,092205
Northern Ireland291:63,6224,809
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Guam161:10,0081,526
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Norfolk Island31:765177
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5351:15,8802,341
Wales1081:14,522864
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Guernsey61:5,443949
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4791:104,84110,548

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.

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

(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at the Green Meadow [Old English gréne = Old Norse grœnn + Old Northern English ing = Old Norse eng]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Greening Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greening occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greening? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 55,879th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 802,328 people. The last name occurs mostly 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.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,979 people, or 1 in 121,671. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Greening Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greening has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greening last name grew 622 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 335 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 394 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greening Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Greening last name is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Greening last name are 20.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grreening941/
Greeninng941/
Greenning940/
Greenings940/
Grening93172/
Greenin9355/
Groening882,387/
Gruening88343/
Graening88208/
Greining8832/
Greuning8825/
Greaning882/
Griening880/
Grenin8640/
Groenning825/
Graehning822/
Gröning803,636/
Gräning80367/
Graning80337/
Grining80258/
Groning80202/
Greenen80181/
Gryning80117/
Grenion8072/
Grengin8019/
Greanin8015/
Grenina8013/
Gregnin801/
Greunin800/
Grienin800/
Groenink75664/
Gronning75274/
Granning7590/
Grähning7530/
Grauning759/
Grouning754/
Greynion753/
Graining753/
Groining751/
Gruining750/
Greenene750/
Grinin711,636/
Groeninck71113/
Grenen7143/
Grynin7116/
Greñen713/
Grenim710/
Grinina672,326/
Gringin67119/
Grinion67114/
Graneng6782/
Greunen6771/
Greenem6761/
Grenien6743/
Groneng6726/
Grynina6724/
Gröneng6722/
Granäng679/
Grinink675/
Grinimg674/
Grimäng674/
Gritnin671/
Greneen671/
Greinen671/
Greanim671/
Grienen670/
Greanen670/

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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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Greening
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