Greenwell Surname

43,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Greenwell Surname Definition:

"The wide-spreading and ancient family of Greenwell are descended from Gulielmus Presbyter, who in 1183, as appears from 'Boldon Buke,' held the lands of Greenwell in the parish of Walsingham, co. Durham, and whose son James assumed the name of the place of his inheritance.

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Greenwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8461:40,9745,032
England1,7901:31,1274,163
Australia5081:53,1416,562
Canada2511:146,79515,033
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
Tanzania781:678,73939,598
Scotland721:74,3595,625
Mexico561:2,216,53919,710
Wales331:93,7747,567
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guam11:160,1214,893
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9481:25,7123,532
Scotland341:110,0955,249
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1011:45,6125,270

Greenwell (4,229) may also be a first name.

Greenwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"The wide-spreading and ancient family of Greenwell are descended from Gulielmus Presbyter, who in 1183, as appears from 'Boldon Buke,' held the lands of Greenwell in the parish of Walsingham, co. Durham, and whose son James assumed the name of the place of his inheritance." B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire; or from Greenwill, a location name in Devon.

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

Greenwell is a very ancient Durham surname. According to Lower, the Greenwells belong to a wide - spread and ancient family descended from Gulielmus Presbyter, who in 1183 held the lands of Greenwell in the parish of Walsingham in the county of Durham. The Greenwells of Stobilee, who carry their pedigree back to the beginning of the 16th century, seem to have been one of the principal stocks in modern times; the property of Broomshields has been for four centuries in the possession of a branch of this family (S.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Greenwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greenwell is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Greenwell.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenwell? popularity and diffusion

Greenwell is the 43,873rd most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 615,242 people. Greenwell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Greenwell are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Greenwell is also the 106,642nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 4,229 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,846 people, or 1 in 40,974. In The United States it is most common in: Kentucky, where 27 percent reside, Indiana, where 7 percent reside and Maryland, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Greenwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greenwell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Greenwell last name expanded 803 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 212 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Greenwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Greenwell surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Greenwell are 23.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.4% being registered with the party.

The amount Greenwell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning $43,701 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.93% less than the national average, earning $46,737 CAD per year.

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Greenwell Reference & Research

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