Greenland Surname

87,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Greenland Surname Definition:

Local. There is a Greinlands in Dumfries Retours, 173. John Grienland was preacher of the Gospel at Anwoth, 1720.

Greenland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8581:195,08019,256
England1,4851:37,5214,897
Australia6271:43,0555,467
Canada4451:82,7999,222
Jamaica3621:7,928923
Zimbabwe1651:93,56513,336
New Zealand1421:31,8905,546
South Africa1301:416,75236,221
Wales1251:24,7562,599
France271:2,460,101186,232
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Greenland71:8,054710
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Falkland Islands61:522125
India61:127,844,230863,365
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malta11:430,2723,380
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8581:28,4103,845
Wales821:19,1271,113
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2951:170,23315,362

Greenland (164) may also be a first name.

Greenland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. There is a Greinlands in Dumfries Retours, 173. John Grienland was preacher of the Gospel at Anwoth, 1720.

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

(English) Dweller at the Green Land [Old English gréne + land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Greenland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greenland is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenland? popularity and diffusion

It is the 87,581st most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,326,938 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Greenland are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Greenland is also the 715,247th most frequently used first name globally, held by 164 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,858 people, or 1 in 195,080. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Utah, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Greenland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greenland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greenland surname grew 630 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greenland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Greenland surname are 18.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Greenland earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.4% more than the national average, earning R 286,116 per year; in United States they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $45,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.48% more than the national average, earning $53,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greenlands953/
Greenlan9416/
Grenland9414/
Groenland89725/
Grennland894/
Greenlane893/
Greemland892/
Greinland890/
Grønland82183/
Grönland829/
Grinland824/
Greenlam821/
Greenlon820/
Grnnland820/
Greenloun781/
Greenlong781/
Grainland781/
Grimland71277/
Gruenlon712/
Grenleyn711/
Grimlan6316/
Ghrimlyan561/
Gremlon501/

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Greenland Reference & Research

Greenwood DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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