Greensheilds Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Greensheilds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greensheilds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland131:287,9409,345

Greensheilds Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greensheilds occurs most in Scotland. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Greensheilds.

How Common Is The Last Name Greensheilds? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Greensheilds occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Greensheilds are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.

Greensheilds is most common in Scotland, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 892,303. In Scotland Greensheilds is most frequent in: City of Edinburgh, where 100 percent live. Other than Scotland Greensheilds exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Greensheilds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greensheilds has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Greensheilds surname decreased 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greensheilds Last Name Statistics demography

Greensheilds earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greensheild962/
Greenshilds962/
Greenshields922,163/
Greenshield87108/
Greensled761/
Greensald761/
Greenslet6771/
Greenslete6412/
Greenslett640/
Grenslett570/
Grønslet5019/
Grinslet500/

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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 Greensheilds
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