Greeson Surname

100,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Greeson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greeson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6671:77,6648,874
England241:2,321,58686,519
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2991:167,95515,192

Greeson (12) may also be a first name.

Greeson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greeson is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Greeson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greeson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 100,289th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,546,921 people. Greeson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Greeson reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Greeson is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4,667 people, or 1 in 77,664. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 24 percent live, North Carolina, where 18 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Greeson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greeson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greeson last name rose 1,561 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greeson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Greeson are 33.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.4% registered with the party.

The amount Greeson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning $41,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.79% less than the national average, earning $38,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greesson931/
Greescon931/
Greesong930/
Greson9272/
Greyson863,425/
Greason86941/
Gredson86213/
Gresson86137/
Grieson8673/
Greshon8670/
Greison8634/
Greesan8617/
Greesen8612/
Graeson861/
Gretson861/
Grueson861/
Greesom861/
Gresond861/
Gresonh861/
Grexson860/
Greecon860/
Griesohn8023/
Gressone8014/
Greisson8013/
Greysson8012/
Greeshan809/
Greatson805/
Greesang805/
Greytson802/
Gression801/
Grayeson801/
Geerison801/
Greudson801/
Griesson800/
Greschon800/
Grison774,380/
Gryson771,745/
Gresan77182/
Gresen7797/
Grejon7753/
Grezon778/
Gresun774/
Grexon774/
Gresom772/
Grecon771/
Grecen770/
Greasotin755/
Greschong751/
Greethsen751/
Grayson7132,776/
Greisen711,065/
Grisson71654/
Greacen71236/
Greshan71197/
Griesen71188/
Grishon71165/
Grejsen71142/
Groison7181/
Gruesen7161/
Graison7152/
Gressen7145/
Grisone7135/
Groesen7133/
Greysen7133/
Griesan7127/
Graesén7121/
Grysson7119/
Gresian7117/
Gressom7116/
Greshom7112/
Griscon7111/
Greysan718/
Gryszon718/
Graesan717/
Graesen715/
Gretsen714/
Greusen714/
Gresanh714/
Gresant713/
Gressan712/
Grisgon712/
Grauson712/
Gretcen712/
Greizen712/
Gretsan711/
Grrison711/
Greesem711/
Grescan711/
Gresehn711/
Greseun711/
Greezan711/
Greizon711/
Gruyson711/
Grisyon711/
Grießen711/
Grijson711/
Gresang711/
Gruison710/
Greasen710/
Grioson710/
Grydson710/
Grousson67721/
Grayshon67299/
Griessen67248/
Greechan67207/
Gressien67177/
Gressang6759/
Graitson6759/
Gresienė6755/
Gressant6737/
Gressung6720/
Greschan6713/
Grission678/
Greesham675/
Gredsund675/
Graisoon674/
Greazion673/
Greashan673/
Grischon672/
Gruessen672/
Greyshan671/
Grissoin671/
Gretshan671/
Greyisan671/
Graysond671/
Graysonn671/
Groessen671/
Graytson671/
Grehseen671/
Grittson670/
Grissone670/
Graisson670/
Grissonn670/
Griscohn670/
Grayuson670/
Greassen670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Greeson
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