Greensmyth Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Greensmyth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greensmyth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:162,3777,171
England151:3,714,537119,675
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales41:773,63329,106
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389

Greensmyth Last Name Facts

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

Greensmyth occurs more in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Greensmyth.

How Common Is The Last Name Greensmyth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,661,929th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Greensmyth live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in Ireland, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 162,377. In Ireland it is primarily concentrated in: Munster, where 97 percent are found and Connaught, where 3 percent are found. Besides Ireland this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent are found and Scotland, where 9 percent are found.

Greensmyth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greensmyth has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Greensmyth last name rose 153 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Greensmyth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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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 Greensmyth
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