Greenock Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Greenock Surname Definition:

From the town of Greenock in Renfrewshire. Huwe de Grenhok of the county of Lanark rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 213). Sir John Grenok was chaplain and cerate of Carriden in 1538 (Johnsoun), Robertus Greenock, faber ferrarius, in Bannockburne, 1669 (Inquis.

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Greenock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland971:55,1944,640
England311:1,797,35772,927
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Guyana31:254,07411,262
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland731:51,2773,490
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Greenock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the town of Greenock in Renfrewshire. Huwe de Grenhok of the county of Lanark rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 213). Sir John Grenok was chaplain and cerate of Carriden in 1538 (Johnsoun), Robertus Greenock, faber ferrarius, in Bannockburne, 1669 (Inquis. Tut., 943), and the Rev. James Grinock was minister of Gourock from 1780 to 1789 (Fasti, 2. ed., III, p. 196).

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

Greenock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greenock is found most frequently in Scotland. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenock? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,353,468th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname Greenock occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Greenock live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 55,194. In Scotland it is mostly found in: North Lanarkshire, where 21 percent live, Glasgow City, where 20 percent live and West Lothian, where 18 percent live. Outside of Scotland this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Greenock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greenock has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 388 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greenock Last Name Statistics demography

Greenock earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grenock935/
Greenok931/
Grenok8620/
Gronock8018/
Greenak801/
Grenoske754/
Greeneuk753/
Greenogh751/
Grannock750/
Greenough714,859/
Grinok7145/
Granok7117/
Grenac7114/
Grenák712/
Gronok711/
Greenhogh711/
Grenak711/
Greenhough671,500/
Grenoux67121/
Grenács6794/
Granack6750/
Gregnac6715/
Gronack6714/
Grinoks678/
Grenacs678/
Grainok672/
Gruynok671/
Cgreenough671/
Grynack670/

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