Greenway Surname
Approximately 13,623 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGreenway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,222 | 1:50,188 | 6,064 |
| England | 3,802 | 1:14,655 | 2,162 |
| Australia | 767 | 1:35,196 | 4,644 |
| Canada | 736 | 1:50,062 | 6,082 |
| Wales | 417 | 1:7,421 | 829 |
| South Africa | 154 | 1:351,803 | 32,234 |
| New Zealand | 106 | 1:42,720 | 7,111 |
| Scotland | 76 | 1:70,445 | 5,436 |
| Northern Ireland | 58 | 1:31,811 | 3,241 |
| Israel | 50 | 1:171,153 | 17,369 |
| Ireland | 41 | 1:114,852 | 5,857 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 17 | 1:260,580 | 11,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,122 | 1:11,487 | 1,757 |
| Wales | 95 | 1:16,510 | 987 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 780 | 1:64,383 | 7,014 |
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.
(English) Dweller at the Green Way [Old English gréne + weg)
A location name in Devon.
Greenway Demographics
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Greenway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greenway Come From? nationality or country of origin
Greenway is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Greenway? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 38,602nd most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 534,944 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Greenway live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136th most widespread forename globally, held by 47 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 7,222 people, or 1 in 50,188. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 20 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Greenway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Greenway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greenway surname increased 926 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 439 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 844 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 241 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Greenway Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Greenway last name is primarily Anglican (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Greenway surname are 20.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.45% 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greeneway | 94 | 50 | / |
| Greenwayp | 94 | 1 | / |
| Grenway | 93 | 40 | / |
| Greenwa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Greenwayss | 89 | 0 | / |
| Greenbay | 88 | 17 | / |
| Grennway | 88 | 3 | / |
| Greenwad | 88 | 1 | / |
| Greemway | 88 | 1 | / |
| Greenwaz | 88 | 1 | / |
| Greenwey | 88 | 0 | / |
| Greanway | 88 | 0 | / |
| Greenwait | 82 | 3 | / |
| Greenwast | 82 | 3 | / |
| Greenwaid | 82 | 2 | / |
| Greenwatt | 82 | 1 | / |
| Greenwuad | 82 | 0 | / |
| Greaneway | 82 | 0 | / |
| Greenwath | 82 | 0 | / |
| Greenby | 80 | 21 | / |
| Greenba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grinway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Greenwault | 78 | 0 | / |
| Greenbey | 75 | 5 | / |
| Greenbah | 75 | 0 | / |
| Grenwatt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Greenwet | 75 | 0 | / |
| Greenbuy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Greenboy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Grenby | 71 | 40 | / |
| Greenbowe | 71 | 24 | / |
| Grenba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gremwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Greenwoud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Greenwist | 71 | 0 | / |
| Graineway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Grimway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Greenbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Greenwoult | 67 | 0 | / |
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