Greeney is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.
A variation of Greenman. WoodhousePerhaps the same Greener; or it may be a keeper of game, from the colour of his costume in the old times of "vert and venison." A keeper of Broyle park, at Ringmer, county of Sussex, on retiring from his duties opened an inn, to which he gave the name of the Green Man, the sign being his own portrait.
The name was also given to the 'salvage' or 'man of the wood,' in old shows. See - 1. Places in counties Leicester, Northumberland, etc. 2. The Wode house was a favourite character in the Christmas and other festivities of our ancestors—the "Wild Man of the Woods," usually represented as a hairy monster, wreathed about the loins and temples with holly and ivy.
A variant form of Greenman. Dweller at the sign of the green man; a forest warden, i.e., who dressed in green; one who enacted that part in plays and pageants.
Lastname is a form of Greenham. Green home.
How popular is Greeney?
As per 2010 US census, number of Greeneys plummeted by 2.65 per cent to 257 since 2000 and slipped by 5641 spots and ranked at 75069. The last name was found in merely 9 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 93.77 | 93.56 |
| Others | 3.11 | 1.89 |