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
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Greenstone Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greenstone Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Greenstone occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Greenstone? popularity and diffusion
Greenstone is the 515,938th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 11,530,927 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Greenstone live; 77 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Greenstone is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 30 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 469 people, or 1 in 772,834. In The United States Greenstone is mostly concentrated in: California, where 21 percent live, New Jersey, where 11 percent live and Maryland, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.
Greenstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Greenstone has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 those holding the Greenstone last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans 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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