Greene is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Greene
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The Greene is a variant of Grene. See Green - A common prefix to local surnames, many of which cannot be traced to their sources in the ordinary gazetteer, such as Greengrass, Green haigh, Greenhale, Greenhorne, Greening, Greenland, Greenleaf, Greentree, Greenslade, Greenway, Greenwell, Greenberry, Greengrow, (-grove,) Greenhalf, (-haugh,) Greensides, Greenacre, Greenhead, (-promontory.) The prefix is the Anglo-Saxon gréne, and the compounds mostly explain themselves. From residence near an unenclosed space, or common ground. Hundred Rolls Ate Grene, Del Grene, De-la-Grene, and A la Grene. As every village had its green, the commonness of the name is casily accounted for. The Lond. Direct, for 1852 mentions 222 traders so called, besides a few Greenes. Grene is also a personal name occurring in Domesday.

Greene is a variant of Green. A common prefix to local surnames, many of which cannot be traced to their sources in the ordinary gazetteer, such as Greengrass, Green haigh, Greenhale, Greenhorne, Greening, Greenland, Greenleaf, Greentree, Greenslade, Greenway, Greenwell, Greenberry, Greengrow, (-grove,) Greenhalf, (-haugh,) Greensides, Greenacre, Greenhead, (-promontory.) The prefix is the Anglo-Saxon gréne, and the compounds mostly explain themselves. From residence near an unenclosed space, or common ground. Hundred Rolls Ate Grene, Del Grene, De-la-Grene, and A la Grene. As every village had its green, the commonness of the name is casily accounted for. The Lond. Direct, for 1852 mentions 222 traders so called, besides a few Greenes. Grene is also a personal name occurring in Domesday.

Dweller a, or near, the village green, or grassy ground.

Family name Greene is a form of the Green. Dweller a, or near, the village green, or grassy ground.

The lastname Greene is variant form of Gream. See Graham - The name has always been written interchangeably with Graine-the Scottish orthography. The earliest traceable ancestor, (for we reject of course the fifth-century hero Greme-See Græme,) is William de GRAHAM, who settled in Scotland early in the XII. century. The surname therefore is clearly local, and from its termination undoubtedly English. The only place in South Britain of the name is Graham, near Kesteven in Lincolnshire
The same as Graham and Graeme.

See Green - A common prefix to local surnames, many of which cannot be traced to their sources in the ordinary gazetteer, such as Greengrass, Green haigh, Greenhale, Greenhorne, Greening, Greenland, Greenleaf, Greentree, Greenslade, Greenway, Greenwell, Greenberry, Greengrow, (-grove,) Greenhalf, (-haugh,) Greensides, Greenacre, Greenhead, (-promontory.) The prefix is the Anglo-Saxon gréne, and the compounds mostly explain themselves. From residence near an unenclosed space, or common ground. Hundred Rolls Ate Grene, Del Grene, De-la-Grene, and A la Grene. As every village had its green, the commonness of the name is casily accounted for. The Lond. Direct, for 1852 mentions 222 traders so called, besides a few Greenes. Grene is also a personal name occurring in Domesday.

How popular is Greene?

Greene is common in United States, Canada, England, Ireland, Sierra Leone, Australia, Liberia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Northern Ireland, Barbados, Bahamas, New Zealand, South Africa, Scotland, Jamaica, Mexico, Thailand, Chile, Antigua and Barbuda, Germany, Wales, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominican Republic, France.

Greene is ranked 2728 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Greene bearers increased by 5.43 per cent in 2010 US census to 126101 since 2000, the surname slipped by 13 spots and ranked at 241. The last name was found in around 4 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 67.7 70.34
Black 26.54 25.52
Others 2.34 1.73
Hispanic or Latino 2.21 1.3
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.73 0.72
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.48 0.39
Greene is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Barbados lie ahead in terms of density. Around 204520 people have been found who wears Greene as their family name. Greene is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Greene:
210 United States168,555
Countries with thousands of Greene:
916 Canada5,906
1,437 England5,700
153 Ireland5,564
276 Sierra Leone4,671
1,235 Australia3,245
380 Liberia1,520
Countries with hundreds of Greene:
114 Guyana872
252 Trinidad and Tobago853
487 Northern Ireland787
89 Barbados779
125 Bahamas663
1,158 New Zealand661
12,461 South Africa526
1,681 Scotland423
893 Jamaica379
7,146 Mexico376
39,252 Thailand304
2,917 Chile248
71 Antigua and Barbuda234
41,414 Germany169
1,992 Wales167
100 Saint Kitts and Nevis124
4,209 Dominican Republic108
80,926 France108
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
28,212 Spain77
85 Turks and Caicos Islands77
233 United States Virgin Islands77
83,988 Nigeria69
3,278 Singapore68
346 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines66
34,881 Netherlands59
49,943 Argentina58
108,359 Brazil54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,996 United Arab Emirates49
215 Bermuda48
256,885 India48
9,524 Ecuador45
3,053 Luxembourg41
34,564 Malaysia40
132,893 Philippines39
255 Cayman Islands33
86,897 Italy33
7,685 Qatar31
14,967 Kuwait29
12,265 Portugal28
234,077 Indonesia27
4,800 Panama27
15,017 Iraq26
46,943 Zimbabwe25
577 Grenada24
843 Jersey24
28,226 Switzerland22
3,539 China21
41,807 Japan20
34,739 Israel19
37,550 Sweden19
32,589 Norway15
11,535 Ghana14
3,360 Hong Kong14
1,329 Isle of Man14
1,221 Saint Lucia13
724 South Korea13
41,178 Kenya11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
31,795 Venezuela10
87,318 Belgium9
152 Anguilla8
23,122 Afghanistan7
453 British Virgin Islands7
16,935 Jordan7
19,750 Georgia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Cathe. Greene worked as maid and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Grampion and arrived on May 22, 1846. 23 years old John Greene, Workman Thomas Greene, Arthur Greene (20) Workman, 20 years old Catherine Greene, Maid Betsy Greene, James Greene (21) Workman, 33 years old John Greene, Thomas Greene, aged 24, and 77 other Greene around 46.15% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and sawyer, mechanic migrated to US.

From Germany

38 years old laborer Henry Greene who was residing in Germany migrated to United States on May 28, 1867 by Aleppo put out from Liverpool & Queenstown. Margarethe Greene (52), Peter Greene (22), R.W. Greene, aged 45, 31 years old T. Greene, Maggie Greene, aged 25, J.B. Greene, aged 37, 26 years old U Greene, are other Greene that migrated to US from Bremen, Southampton, Antwerp, Hamburg & Southampton and Havre.

Greene Namesakes

  • Daniel Joseph Greene, Newfoundland politician
  • Hugh Greene, British journalist and television executive
  • Lorenzo Greene, Dr
  • Vernon Greene, prolific cartoonist and illustrator
  • Roger Sherman Greene, United States lawyer, judge
  • Jerome Davis Greene, America banker and a trustee to several major organizations and trusts including the Brookings Institution and the Rockefeller Foundation
  • Vivien Greene, world's foremost dolls' house expert and the leading authority on period English doll's houses
  • W. Howard Greene, American cinematographer
  • Raymond Greene, Doctor of Medicine and a mountaineer
  • Belle da Costa Greene, librarian to J. P. Morgan
  • James Edward Greene, Liberian politician
  • Gael Greene, American restaurant critic, author and novelist
  • Evarts Boutell Greene, American historian, born in Kobe, Japan
  • Eugene Greene, Catholic Priest
  • Charles Warren Greene, American journalist and author,
  • Felix Greene, British journalist
  • Percy Greene, travelled across the country spreading awareness of the mistreatment blacks endured at the polls
  • Aurelia Greene, represented District 77
  • Thomas Christopher Greene, American novelist and college president
  • Herb Greene, American photographer best
  • Daniel Crosby Greene, son of the Rev
  • Edward Lee Greene, hathitrust
  • Jerome L. Greene, prominent New York lawyer, real estate investor
  • Herbert M. Greene, American architect
  • Evie Greene, much-photographed English actress and singer
  • Harry Plunket Greene, Irish baritone
  • George Woodward Greene, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Burton Greene, free jazz pianist born in Chicago, Illinois
  • Frederick "Dennis" Greene, member of Sha Na Na
  • Ben Greene, British Labour Party politician and pacifist
  • John P. Greene, early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
  • William G. Greene, William G. "Slicky Bill" Greene, Jr
  • Ettie Mae Greene,
  • Melissa Fay Greene, American nonfiction author
  • Brian Greene, American theoretical physicist, mathematician
  • William Batchelder Greene, 19th-century individualist anarchist
  • Charles Wilson Greene, American professor of physiology and pharmacology
  • Jay Greene, NASA engineer
  • Lewis Joel Greene, American Brazilian biochemist, scientist
  • Graham Greene, English novelist regarded by many as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century
  • Richard Greene, noted English film and television actor
  • Lorne Greene, Canadian actor, radio personality, and singer
  • Nathanael Greene, major general of the Continental Army
  • Bob Greene, Robert Bernard Greene Jr
  • Gene Greene, American vaudeville and ragtime singer
  • Mark Greene, character
  • Susaye Greene, American singer–songwriter
  • Liz Greene, American-British astrologer
  • Keith Greene, British former racing driver from England
  • George Washington Greene, American historian
  • Joe Greene, former American football defensive tackle
  • George S. Greene, civil engineer and a Union general during the American Civil War
  • Francis Vinton Greene, United States Army officer
  • Catharine Littlefield Greene, wife of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene
  • Khalil Greene, former Major League Baseball shortstop

Greene Namesakes

  • Daniel Joseph Greene, Newfoundland politician
  • Hugh Greene, British journalist and television executive
  • Lorenzo Greene, Dr
  • Vernon Greene, prolific cartoonist and illustrator
  • Roger Sherman Greene, United States lawyer, judge
  • Jerome Davis Greene, America banker and a trustee to several major organizations and trusts including the Brookings Institution and the Rockefeller Foundation
  • Vivien Greene, world's foremost dolls' house expert and the leading authority on period English doll's houses
  • W. Howard Greene, American cinematographer
  • Raymond Greene, Doctor of Medicine and a mountaineer
  • Belle da Costa Greene, librarian to J. P. Morgan
  • James Edward Greene, Liberian politician
  • Gael Greene, American restaurant critic, author and novelist
  • Evarts Boutell Greene, American historian, born in Kobe, Japan
  • Eugene Greene, Catholic Priest
  • Charles Warren Greene, American journalist and author,
  • Felix Greene, British journalist
  • Percy Greene, travelled across the country spreading awareness of the mistreatment blacks endured at the polls
  • Aurelia Greene, represented District 77
  • Thomas Christopher Greene, American novelist and college president
  • Herb Greene, American photographer best
  • Daniel Crosby Greene, son of the Rev
  • Edward Lee Greene, hathitrust
  • Jerome L. Greene, prominent New York lawyer, real estate investor
  • Herbert M. Greene, American architect
  • Evie Greene, much-photographed English actress and singer
  • Harry Plunket Greene, Irish baritone
  • George Woodward Greene, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Burton Greene, free jazz pianist born in Chicago, Illinois
  • Frederick "Dennis" Greene, member of Sha Na Na
  • Ben Greene, British Labour Party politician and pacifist
  • John P. Greene, early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
  • William G. Greene, William G. "Slicky Bill" Greene, Jr
  • Ettie Mae Greene,
  • Melissa Fay Greene, American nonfiction author
  • Brian Greene, American theoretical physicist, mathematician
  • William Batchelder Greene, 19th-century individualist anarchist
  • Charles Wilson Greene, American professor of physiology and pharmacology
  • Jay Greene, NASA engineer
  • Lewis Joel Greene, American Brazilian biochemist, scientist
  • Graham Greene, English novelist regarded by many as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century
  • Richard Greene, noted English film and television actor
  • Lorne Greene, Canadian actor, radio personality, and singer
  • Nathanael Greene, major general of the Continental Army
  • Bob Greene, Robert Bernard Greene Jr
  • Gene Greene, American vaudeville and ragtime singer
  • Mark Greene, character
  • Susaye Greene, American singer–songwriter
  • Liz Greene, American-British astrologer
  • Keith Greene, British former racing driver from England
  • George Washington Greene, American historian
  • Joe Greene, former American football defensive tackle
  • George S. Greene, civil engineer and a Union general during the American Civil War
  • Francis Vinton Greene, United States Army officer
  • Catharine Littlefield Greene, wife of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene
  • Khalil Greene, former Major League Baseball shortstop

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