Greenwald Surname
Approximately 11,195 people bear this surname
Greenwald Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,956 | 1:36,406 | 4,516 |
| Israel | 875 | 1:9,780 | 1,493 |
| Canada | 187 | 1:197,035 | 19,314 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 781 | 1:64,300 | 7,002 |
Greenwald (23) may also be a first name.
Greenwald Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller in the green forest.
User-submitted Reference
Grunwald means 'green forest' in German.
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Greenwald Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greenwald Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Greenwald is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Greenwald? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 46,299th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 650,964 people. The surname Greenwald occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Greenwald live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 23 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 9,956 people, or 1 in 36,406. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 15 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Greenwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Greenwald has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,275 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 529 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Greenwald Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Greenwald last name are 35.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.73% being registered with the political party.
The amount Greenwald earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning $52,801 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.18% more than the national average, earning $63,187 CAD per year.
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Greenwald Reference & Research
Greenwood DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Greenwood FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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