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 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.

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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