Greenroyd Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Greenroyd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greenroyd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
England371:1,505,89364,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559

Greenroyd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greenroyd is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Greenroyd.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenroyd? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,185,157th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Greenroyd reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 2,223,674. In The United States it is most common in: Oklahoma, where 61 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Texas, where 13 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live.

Greenroyd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greenroyd has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greenroyd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Greenroyd surname are 44.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 91.07% registered with the political party.

Greenroyd earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.33% less than the national average, earning $40,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greenrod94120/
Greenroy9426/
Greenrood890/
Grenryd8828/
Greenry881/
Grenrood8231/
Grenry800/
Greenroos7811/
Greenroot782/
Greenroth781/
Grinrod7544/
Grenros758/
Grenrot756/
Grenroz751/
Greenra751/
Greenre751/
Greenree713/
Greenrich679/
Grönros63172/
Greenreich6315/
Grnroos636/
Greunre631/
Grimrod631/
Grinrad630/
Grönroos592,521/
Grenrich596/
Grønroos594/
Gränroos593/
Grennrich568/
Grinre531/
Grimros503/

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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
  • 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 Greenroyd
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