Greenway Surname

38,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Greenway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the greenway' or 'road'; a intrusive for euphony; compare Otway and Ottaway. No doubt many spots would be styled the green way, but probably the place denoted in the following has given birth to many of this name: 'John Bridgeman (1577-1653), bishop of Chester, was born at Exeter.

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Greenway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,2221:50,1886,064
England3,8021:14,6552,162
Australia7671:35,1964,644
Canada7361:50,0626,082
Wales4171:7,421829
South Africa1541:351,80332,234
New Zealand1061:42,7207,111
Scotland761:70,4455,436
Northern Ireland581:31,8113,241
Israel501:171,15317,369
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
France201:3,321,136213,627
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
India131:59,005,029552,550
Norway101:514,22941,629
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Montserrat11:4,947471
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1221:11,4871,757
Wales951:16,510987
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7801:64,3837,014

Greenway (47) may also be a first name.

Greenway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the greenway' or 'road'; a intrusive for euphony; compare Otway and Ottaway. No doubt many spots would be styled the green way, but probably the place denoted in the following has given birth to many of this name: 'John Bridgeman (1577-1653), bishop of Chester, was born at Exeter. His grandfather ... had, with other issue, two sons, Michael the eldest, ... and Thomas, of Greenway, Devonshire': Dictionary of National Biography vi. 317. This is probably Greenway, in the parish of Churston Ferrers.

Robert Grenewey, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Grenewey, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John atte Grenewey, Somerset, z Edward III: ibid.

Thomas Greenewaie, 1567: Register of the University of Oxford.

Thomas Greenway, of Oswaldtwistle, 1618: Wills at Chester.

1643. Married — Robert Hyron and Elizabeth Grinnoway: St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

(English) Dweller at the Green Way [Old English gréne + weg)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Greenway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greenway is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 38,602nd most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 534,944 people. Greenway is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Greenway are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 47 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 7,222 people, or 1 in 50,188. In The United States it is primarily found in: Georgia, where 20 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Greenway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greenway has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 926 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 439 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 844 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 241 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Greenway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States Greenway are 20.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Greenway earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 168.75% more than the national average, earning 930,079 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.46% more than the national average, earning R 383,688 per year; in United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $50,468 CAD per year.

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