Greet Surname

287,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Greet Surname Definition:

(English) Great, Big [Old Englishgreát] every lith [limb] Fattyssh, flesshy, not greet therwith.—Chaucer, Blaunche the Duchesse, 952-3.

Greet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5861:95,08210,146
Australia3501:77,1319,013
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
India61:127,844,230863,365
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Wales61:515,75523,171
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4431:55,0236,556
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Greet (8,428) may also be a first name.

Greet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Great, Big [Old Englishgreát] every lith [limb] Fattyssh, flesshy, not greet therwith.—Chaucer, Blaunche the Duchesse, 952-3.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The great or large person; dweller near the Greet River (gravelly stream), in Nottinghamshire; one who came from Greet, the name of several villages in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in Gloucestershire, Salop.

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

Greet Last Name Facts

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

Greet is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Greet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 287,524th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,458,836 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Greet reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles. Greet is also the 68,699th most frequent first name on earth, held by 8,428 people.

The surname Greet is most common in England, where it is carried by 586 people, or 1 in 95,082. In England it is primarily found in: Cornwall, where 28 percent live, Leicestershire, where 20 percent live and Devon, where 9 percent live. Besides England this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Greet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greet has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Greet surname grew 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,030 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Greet surname are 4.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Greet earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.31% less than the national average, earning R 141,840 per year; in United States they earn 7.32% more than the national average, earning $46,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.53% less than the national average, earning $44,950 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greuet91364/
Greest91198/
Greete9111/
Greets914/
Grehet913/
Greyet911/
Greeth910/
Gret89613/
Gree89554/
Greer8094,093/
Great806,047/
Gruet802,813/
Greth801,448/
Greed80647/
Greep80594/
Grett80441/
Grees80390/
Grets80333/
Griet80288/
Grest80277/
Grete80264/
Groet80258/
Greyt80160/
Greez8099/
Greey8083/
Gredt8041/
Greit8024/
Graet8020/
Greeß8013/
Gretd809/
Gryet809/
Grget808/
Greut808/
Greej803/
Ghree801/
Grret800/
Greggett772/
Greehatz771/
Greyette770/
Gre751,196/
Grethe73760/
Gruett73359/
Grette73242/
Greist73227/
Gretch73211/
Grouet73193/
Greite73136/
Grawet73124/
Greatz73109/
Greehy73104/
Grauet7398/
Grayet7360/
Greech7352/
Grecht7347/
Greats7339/
Greyts7337/
Greesh7334/
Graiet7329/
Greess7329/
Gruiet7328/
Gretts7325/
Greste7322/
Greate7321/
Geeree737/
Greije736/
Greatt736/
Greath735/
Greeph734/
Ghreep734/
Greerr732/
Greute732/
Ghreer732/
Greutz732/
Greits731/
Hgreed731/
Grzeth731/
Greerh731/
Grejed731/
Gresth731/
Greutt731/
Greytt731/
Gredts731/
Greepp731/
Geetri731/
Ghrete731/
Grieth731/
Greyed731/
Greehe731/
Greuat731/
Greith731/
Graedt731/
Ghraet731/
Ghreed731/
Grestz730/
Grreer730/
Hgrett730/
Grrett730/
Greegy730/
Groeth730/
Griett730/
Gryett730/
Grey6755,207/
Gres674,684/
Grez672,823/
Greß672,022/
Grit671,895/
Greu67541/
Grie67413/
Greś67355/
Gryt67299/
Grea67293/
Greh67201/
Grei67175/
Gred67125/
Grer67110/
Grep6797/
Grauwet6787/
Greč6777/
Gåre6767/
Geerets6764/
Ngre6754/
Greň6744/
Græe6739/
Grée6736/
Grje6717/
Greyhat6716/
Gretova6715/
Griyett6713/
Ghre675/
Grouett674/
Grze674/
Grêt674/
Gråe673/
Greicht673/
Ghraiet673/
Grhe672/
Grestch671/
Geethri671/
Ghresht671/
Ngreehh671/
Graieht671/
Grayetd671/
Grayett671/
Grejate671/
Greć671/
Greş671/
Grét671/
Graouet671/
Grauett671/
Grjt671/
Ghreesh671/
Hgreehs671/
Greyott670/
Grre670/
Greutsh670/
Greithe670/
Gredtch670/
Greehee670/

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