Greenlee Surname

40,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,774 people bear this surname

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

Greenlee Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller in the verdant wood or glade.

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Greenlee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,3721:29,2973,633
Canada1311:281,26426,302
England931:599,11935,891
Northern Ireland821:22,5002,605
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Jersey51:19,8403,614
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland881:50,3394,237
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8321:27,4123,369

Greenlee (56) may also be a first name.

Greenlee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller in the verdant wood or glade.

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

User-submitted Reference

In Old English a ley is a field or valley. The name Greenlee was originally spelled Greenley, describing land around where the person lived. So, Greenlee/Greenley means a green field or valley. Guillaum Greenley is one of the earliest Greenley/Greenlee people named in Burke's Peerage. He was granted property by the King because of his braveness in battle. I have a feeling that property included a green field or valley. (I cannot recall which king granted I'm the land. Sorry)

- sckitty61

Greenlee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greenlee is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenlee? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 40,955th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 570,498 people. The last name Greenlee occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Greenlee reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Greenlee is also the 1,321,957th most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 56 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 12,372 people, or 1 in 29,297. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Missouri, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Greenlee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greenlee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greenlee surname increased 675 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greenlee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Greenlee last name is principally Anglican (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Greenlee last name are 16.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.67% registered with the party.

The amount Greenlee earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning $42,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.35% less than the national average, earning $46,526 CAD per year.

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