Greenwood Surname
Approximately 78,392 people bear this surname
Greenwood Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the green-wood,' a well-known Yorkshire name. Of course other spots might give rise to the surname. But it is absolutely certain that some small spot between Huddersfield and Slaithwaite has given birth to the Greenwoods, who have ramified so marvellously in that county'.
Read More About This SurnameGreenwood Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32,859 | 1:11,031 | 1,359 |
| England | 27,845 | 1:2,001 | 240 |
| Australia | 6,873 | 1:3,928 | 559 |
| Canada | 4,771 | 1:7,723 | 1,131 |
| New Zealand | 1,227 | 1:3,691 | 582 |
| South Africa | 769 | 1:70,452 | 8,786 |
| Scotland | 665 | 1:8,051 | 1,192 |
| Wales | 534 | 1:5,795 | 647 |
| Jamaica | 481 | 1:5,967 | 754 |
| Northern Ireland | 343 | 1:5,379 | 1,010 |
| France | 256 | 1:259,464 | 40,012 |
| Spain | 180 | 1:259,734 | 16,413 |
| Thailand | 162 | 1:436,039 | 76,421 |
| Honduras | 157 | 1:56,156 | 1,317 |
| Ireland | 125 | 1:37,672 | 3,040 |
| Germany | 84 | 1:958,398 | 66,883 |
| Philippines | 73 | 1:1,386,825 | 100,991 |
| Isle of Man | 53 | 1:1,619 | 284 |
| Zimbabwe | 48 | 1:321,630 | 31,533 |
| Namibia | 47 | 1:51,264 | 6,204 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Switzerland | 42 | 1:195,546 | 17,263 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Israel | 31 | 1:276,053 | 24,632 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Jersey | 27 | 1:3,674 | 721 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Italy | 23 | 1:2,658,986 | 96,069 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Costa Rica | 18 | 1:265,559 | 2,987 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 17 | 1:2,019 | 214 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 1:516,910 | 6,745 |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 1:611,290 | 3,500 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Belize | 9 | 1:39,497 | 2,328 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Norfolk Island | 6 | 1:382 | 64 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Cyprus | 5 | 1:176,975 | 8,389 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Sudan | 2 | 1:18,755,098 | 14,167 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 137 | 1:32,335 | 3,177 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23,040 | 1:1,058 | 113 |
| Scotland | 126 | 1:29,708 | 2,558 |
| Wales | 102 | 1:15,377 | 914 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:5,427 | 530 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,809 | 1:7,375 | 933 |
Greenwood (155) may also be a first name.
Greenwood Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the green-wood,' a well-known Yorkshire name. Of course other spots might give rise to the surname. But it is absolutely certain that some small spot between Huddersfield and Slaithwaite has given birth to the Greenwoods, who have ramified so marvellously in that county'.
Johannes de Grenewode et Agnes uxor ejus, ffarmour de Graunge (Huddersfield), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johanna de Grenewoode, 1379: ibid.
Ricardus de Grenewode, 1379: ibid.
1539. Married — John Leame and Alice Greenwood: St. Peter, Cornhill.
(English) Dweller at the Green Wood (i.e. a wood overgrown with grass or evergreens) [Old English gréne + wudu] The woodwale sang, and wold not cease, Sitting upon the spraye [twig], Soe lowde, he wakened Robin Hood, In the grene woode where he lay.
—'Robin Hood’: Percy's Reliques.
(English) Dweller in the verdant wood or forest.
I find no specific locality called by this name; but it is quite probable that in old times many a sylvan district gave a name of distinction to lovers of "vert and venison," whose abode was "the merrie green-wood."
User-submitted Reference
Boisverts means 'green wood'. When the United States of America obtained areas previously settled by French-Canadians in the 19th century, some Boisverts were forced to change their name to "Greenwood", a direct translation from French. While this likely occurred in multiple places multiple times, a great number originate from Wisconsin, especially the Duck Creek area.
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Greenwood Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greenwood Come From? nationality or country of origin
Greenwood is most common in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Greenwood? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,235th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 92,963 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Greenwood are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Greenwood is also the 738,219th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 155 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 32,859 people, or 1 in 11,031. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent reside, Florida, where 5 percent reside and Illinois, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States Greenwood exists in 113 countries. It also occurs in England, where 36 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.
Greenwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Greenwood has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 483 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 121 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 528 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 524 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 9 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Greenwood Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (38%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Greenwood last name are 10.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.1% registered with the party.
The amount Greenwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.37% more than the national average, earning 388,881 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 114.42% more than the national average, earning R 509,532 per year; in United States they earn 1.18% more than the national average, earning $43,659 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.5% more than the national average, earning $53,407 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwwood | 95 | 5 | / |
| Greenewood | 95 | 4 | / |
| Greennwood | 95 | 3 | / |
| Greenwoodd | 95 | 1 | / |
| Grenwood | 94 | 28 | / |
| Greenwod | 94 | 26 | / |
| Grennwood | 89 | 13 | / |
| Greenwodd | 89 | 11 | / |
| Greenwwod | 89 | 10 | / |
| Greemwood | 89 | 9 | / |
| Greenwoud | 89 | 1 | / |
| Grrenwood | 89 | 1 | / |
| Greanwood | 89 | 0 | / |
| Groenwood | 89 | 0 | / |
| Greenbood | 89 | 0 | / |
| Grenwod | 88 | 0 | / |
| Greenwoodová | 86 | 2 | / |
| Grinwood | 82 | 4 | / |
| Gremwood | 82 | 1 | / |
| Greenwad | 82 | 1 | / |
| Groenwoud | 78 | 19 | / |
| Grainwood | 78 | 1 | / |
| Greenwuad | 78 | 0 | / |
| Gruinwood | 78 | 0 | / |
| Greenewad | 78 | 0 | / |
| Groenwoudt | 74 | 6 | / |
| Grimwood | 71 | 4,230 | / |
| Greenwast | 67 | 3 | / |
| Greenwatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greenbott | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greenwath | 67 | 0 | / |
| Greenewatt | 63 | 0 | / |
| Greenbat | 59 | 1 | / |
| Grenwatt | 59 | 0 | / |
| Greenbatt | 56 | 1 | / |
| Greenbhat | 56 | 1 | / |
| Grønvad | 50 | 16 | / |
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