Greenleaf Surname

81,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,935 people bear this surname

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

Greenleaf Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. ' Greenleaf, a character in the pageants of Robin Hood' (Lower). No doubt the same as Greenman, which see. Nevertheless, the surname seems to be local, i.e. Green-cliff; compare Antliff for Anteliff, and Topliff for Topcliffe.

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Greenleaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3871:67,2847,834
England2791:199,70617,470
Canada681:541,84745,466
Australia631:428,50333,982
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Qatar191:124,10514,725
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tonga11:107,313791
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:148,63013,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7791:28,2293,459

Greenleaf (35) may also be a first name.

Greenleaf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. ' Greenleaf, a character in the pageants of Robin Hood' (Lower). No doubt the same as Greenman, which see. Nevertheless, the surname seems to be local, i.e. Green-cliff; compare Antliff for Anteliff, and Topliff for Topcliffe.

Johannes de Grenelef et Lora uxor ejus, spicer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Elen Grenelef, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

This name through early emigration has become strong in America.

'William Greenlefe sailed from Graves- end in 1635 for St. Christopher's': Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

Robert Greenleafe went so early as 1610, and settled in Virginia, married, and left children: ibid.

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

(English) One dressed in green leaves, representing a wild-man in public pageants.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A character in the pageants of Robin Hood. See English Surn. i. 184, note.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

In the Domesday Book, Grunulf (?). Perhaps a corruption of the from the Old Norse, Grímólf.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Greenleaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greenleaf is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Greenleaf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenleaf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 81,771st most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,227,893 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Greenleaf are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Greenleaf is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 35 people.

The surname Greenleaf is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,387 people, or 1 in 67,284. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Maine, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Greenleaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greenleaf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greenleaf last name grew 303 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greenleaf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Greenleaf surname are 5.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.44% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Greenleaf earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.98% more than the national average, earning R 403,944 per year; in United States they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning $43,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.78% less than the national average, earning $47,308 CAD per year.

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