Greenland Surname
Approximately 5,492 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,858 | 1:195,080 | 19,256 |
| England | 1,485 | 1:37,521 | 4,897 |
| Australia | 627 | 1:43,055 | 5,467 |
| Canada | 445 | 1:82,799 | 9,222 |
| Jamaica | 362 | 1:7,928 | 923 |
| Zimbabwe | 165 | 1:93,565 | 13,336 |
| New Zealand | 142 | 1:31,890 | 5,546 |
| South Africa | 130 | 1:416,752 | 36,221 |
| Wales | 125 | 1:24,756 | 2,599 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Nicaragua | 10 | 1:602,109 | 3,988 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Falkland Islands | 6 | 1:522 | 125 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 858 | 1:28,410 | 3,845 |
| Wales | 82 | 1:19,127 | 1,113 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 295 | 1:170,233 | 15,362 |
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.
(English) Dweller at the Green Land [Old English gréne + land]
Greenland Demographics
Average Greenland Salary in
United States
$45,118 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlands | 95 | 3 | / |
| Greenlan | 94 | 16 | / |
| Grenland | 94 | 14 | / |
| Groenland | 89 | 725 | / |
| Grennland | 89 | 4 | / |
| Greenlane | 89 | 3 | / |
| Greemland | 89 | 2 | / |
| Greinland | 89 | 0 | / |
| Grønland | 82 | 183 | / |
| Grönland | 82 | 9 | / |
| Grinland | 82 | 4 | / |
| Greenlam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Greenlon | 82 | 0 | / |
| Grnnland | 82 | 0 | / |
| Greenloun | 78 | 1 | / |
| Greenlong | 78 | 1 | / |
| Grainland | 78 | 1 | / |
| Grimland | 71 | 277 | / |
| Gruenlon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Grenleyn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grimlan | 63 | 16 | / |
| Ghrimlyan | 56 | 1 | / |
| Gremlon | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Greenland
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