Groenestijn Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Groenestijn Surname User-submission:
The surname Groenestijn means 'green castle'. It comes from the Dutch words groen, meaning 'green', and stijn, meaning 'castle' in Old Dutch or 'fortified farm house'.
Groenestijn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 74 | 1:228,205 | 30,213 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Groenestijn Surname Meaning
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The surname Groenestijn means 'green castle'. It comes from the Dutch words groen, meaning 'green', and stijn, meaning 'castle' in Old Dutch or 'fortified farm house'.
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Where Does The Last Name Groenestijn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Groenestijn occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Groenestijn click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Groenestijn? popularity and diffusion
The last name Groenestijn is the 2,152,526th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Groenestijn are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 228,205. In The Netherlands Groenestijn is mostly found in: North Holland, where 27 percent reside, Gelderland, where 26 percent reside and South Holland, where 19 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 1 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.
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