Greenstone Surname
Approximately 632 people bear this surname
Greenstone Surname Definition:
(German) Green stone.
Greenstone Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 469 | 1:772,834 | 60,026 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
Greenstone (30) may also be a first name.
Greenstone Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Green stone.
Greenstone Demographics
Greenstone Political Affiliation
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Greenstone Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greenstone Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Greenstone is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Greenstone click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Greenstone? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 515,938th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,530,927 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Greenstone reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most common first name throughout the world, held by 30 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 469 people, or 1 in 772,834. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 21 percent are found, New Jersey, where 11 percent are found and Maryland, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.
Greenstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Greenstone has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greenstone last name rose 1,421 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 457 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Greenstone Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Greenstone surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.
The amount Greenstone earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.42% less than the national average, earning R 122,568 per year; in United States they earn 42.43% more than the national average, earning $61,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.6% more than the national average, earning $64,390 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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