Greenlaw is used as a family name or surname in Scotland. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Greenlaw
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Scotland
Meaning:

A variant form of Greenleaf. A character in the pageants of Robin Hood.

One who came from Greenlaw meaning "verdant hill," the name of several places in Scotland.

How popular is Greenlaw?

Greenlaw is common in United States, Canada, Australia, Scotland.

Greenlaw is ranked 127024 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Greenlaws plummeted by 0.31 per cent to 1928 since 2000 and slipped by 1014 spots and ranked at 15250. The last name was found in around 6 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.68 84.59
Black 9.91 9.77
Hispanic or Latino 2.07 1.71
Others 1.24 2.48
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.67 0.47
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.41 0.98
Greenlaw is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Scotland. Around 3572 people have been found who wears Greenlaw as their family name. Greenlaw is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Greenlaw:
14,669 United States2,564
Countries with hundreds of Greenlaw:
7,051 Canada616
19,007 Australia141
3,932 Scotland125
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
37,755 England86
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
23,165 New Zealand18

Greenlaw Namesakes

  • Jeff Greenlaw, former Canadian ice hockey player
  • Gilbert de Greenlaw, medieval Bishop of Aberdeen and Bishop-elect of St
  • Lavinia Greenlaw, English poet and novelist

Greenlaw Namesakes

  • Jeff Greenlaw, former Canadian ice hockey player
  • Gilbert de Greenlaw, medieval Bishop of Aberdeen and Bishop-elect of St
  • Lavinia Greenlaw, English poet and novelist

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