Greenstone Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Greenstone Surname Definition:

(German) Green stone.

Greenstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4691:772,83460,026
Canada451:818,79163,991
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
England321:1,741,18971,393
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Israel141:611,26042,949
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Greenstone (30) may also be a first name.

Greenstone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Green stone.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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 appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Greenstone.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenstone? popularity and diffusion

Greenstone is the 515,938th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,530,927 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Greenstone are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 30 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 469 people, or 1 in 772,834. In The United States Greenstone is mostly concentrated in: California, where 21 percent are found, New Jersey, where 11 percent are found and Maryland, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Greenstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greenstone has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greenstone last name expanded 1,421 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 457 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greenstone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Greenstone are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greenston9525/
Greenstene902/
Grinstone848/
Greenstan843/
Grnston821/
Grinston78208/
Grenstan781/
Grimstone74246/
Grimston67585/
Grenstam675/
Grinstan672/
Grennstam6312/
Grinstand631/
Grimstan561/
Grünstam561/
Grimstand530/

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