Greentree Surname

201,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Greentree Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the green tree'; compare Rowntree, Crabtree, Langtree, &c.

1762. Married — William Greentree and Hannah Turner: St. George, Hanover Square.

Greentree Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,0861:24,8583,394
Canada3201:115,14212,242
United States2841:1,276,26489,780
England1371:406,70127,895
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha241:24454
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Wales151:206,30213,003
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Greentree Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the green tree'; compare Rowntree, Crabtree, Langtree, &c.

1762. Married — William Greentree and Hannah Turner: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Greentree Last Name Facts

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

Greentree is most common in Australia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greentree? popularity and diffusion

It is the 201,760th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,527,370 people. The surname Greentree occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Greentree are found; 57 percent are found in Australasia and 57 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most widely held in Australia, where it is borne by 1,086 people, or 1 in 24,858. In Australia Greentree is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 66 percent reside, Queensland, where 27 percent reside and Victoria, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Australia this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Greentree Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greentree has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greentree last name expanded 406 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greentree Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Greentree last name are 21.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Greentree earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 119.88% more than the national average, earning R 522,516 per year; in United States they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $42,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.66% less than the national average, earning $48,857 CAD per year.

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