Greenish Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Greenish Surname Definition:

Has no reference to greenness, either physical or mental. It is doubtless a corruption either of Greenwich, co. Kent, or of ' Greenwish,' a local name.

Greenish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:844,21344,691
Wales431:71,9666,223
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Greenish (17) may also be a first name.

Greenish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Has no reference to greenness, either physical or mental. It is doubtless a corruption either of Greenwich, co. Kent, or of ' Greenwish,' a local name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Greenish Last Name Facts

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

Greenish is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Greenish.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenish? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,343,156th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name Greenish occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Greenish reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 844,213. In England Greenish is primarily found in: Greater London, where 38 percent reside, Bedfordshire, where 18 percent reside and Hampshire, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Greenish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greenish has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Greenish last name rose 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 287 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greenish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Greenish surname is chiefly Catholic (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Greenish surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Greenish earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.11% less than the national average, earning $24,979 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greenis9321/
Grenish931/
Greenich8868/
Greenois884/
Greeniss883/
Greesnis882/
Grenis86140/
Greenh8611/
Greeneich8223/
Greenoise823/
Greenaich821/
Greenhuis820/
Granish80125/
Greenes8088/
Grenais8066/
Greenip8064/
Grenich8046/
Greenie8031/
Grenois8023/
Grengis8018/
Grinish8011/
Greynis8010/
Greinis806/
Grenies801/
Greniss801/
Greenai801/
Greeneh801/
Greenhe801/
Greenhy801/
Greenys801/
Greenii801/
Greenoi801/
Greenit800/
Greenheash780/
Greni77274/
Gruenais7583/
Grueneis7541/
Greeness7528/
Gresnich7527/
Greenice752/
Groenies752/
Graneesh751/
Greenesr751/
Greenays751/
Greennes751/
Greinich751/
Grinisch751/
Greenees751/
Granisch751/
Greene71204,558/
Greenhead71421/
Grenie71250/
Grenio71250/
Grinis71233/
Granis71195/
Grenha71189/
Greeny71181/
Gregni71181/
Groenhuis71144/
Grenes7192/
Grynis7155/
Gronis7150/
Greena7139/
Grenesche7123/
Grenic719/
Greené713/
Greniy711/
Greenouyh711/
Grenit711/
Grenei711/
Greneh711/
Gresni711/
Grettnich711/
Gruennais711/
Greenhoiz711/
Greenhoyz711/
Grengi711/
Greenheid710/
Greyni710/
Greener674,808/
Grannis671,386/
Greeney67624/
Gruenes67161/
Granisz67103/
Greinix67102/
Greenep6784/
Grinich6781/
Graneis6735/
Grynich6725/
Grönich6718/
Grounis6718/
Gronies6717/
Graniss6714/
Greniez6711/
Greenee678/
Gresnes677/
Gretnes677/
Greinic676/
Greines674/
Grenges674/
Granais674/
Grenych673/
Grenice673/
Grenets672/
Greenet672/
Greenez672/
Greanes671/
Kgreene671/
Hgreene671/
Grrenie671/
Greneus671/
Grienie671/
Greenay671/
Granees671/
Grenaid671/
Groneis671/
Greeneé671/
Gre'ena671/
Grenest671/
Grenicz671/
Greinys671/
Grinois671/
Greynie671/
Grenees670/
Grienes670/
Granies670/
Grinies670/
Gronnis670/
Graunis670/
Granuis670/
Greanie670/
Greneas670/
Greness670/
Greenyo670/
Grinuis670/
Granois670/

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