Greenwald Surname

46,299th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Greenwald Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller in the green forest.

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Greenwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,9561:36,4064,516
Israel8751:9,7801,493
Canada1871:197,03519,314
England371:1,505,89364,828
Australia281:964,13257,058
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
France101:6,642,272293,169
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7811:64,3007,002

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.

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

User-submitted Reference

Grunwald means 'green forest' in German.

- raychik

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.

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