Green Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Green Name Meaning: Name given to those who often wore the colour green, or lived at/near the village green. Also given as a nickname for someone who was inexperienced or immature, or played the part of the 'Green Man' at May Day celebrations. Derives from the Old English word 'grene' and the German word 'Grün'. It also relates to any place in North Germany which uses 'Gren' in it's name

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Green Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Green family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 11,706
Agricultural Labourer 2,062
Labourer 1,590
Domestic Servant 758
General Servant 715
Coal Miner 587
Cotton Weaver 543
Dress Maker 516
Laundress 415
House Keeper 396
Servant 349
Annuitant 317
Carpenter 303
Gardener 258
Farm Labourer 245
Shoe Maker 229
Tailor 224
Blacksmith 200
Farm Servant 176
Cook 174
Painter 170
No Occupation 155
Silk Weaver 154
Grocer 152
Charwoman 151

Green Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Green 100% 621,951
2 Greene 83% 5,006
3 Grain 60% 2,798
4 Guerin 50% 1,164
5 Garn 40% 1,110
6 Gran 60% 839
7 Grane 40% 739
8 Grun 60% 739
9 Garne 40% 619
10 Grine 40% 429
11 Gorin 40% 425
12 Gren 80% 314
13 Garin 40% 248
14 Garon 40% 217
15 Grenn 80% 214
16 Grean 80% 184
17 Green Wood 50% 173
18 Gearon 33% 150
19 Graine 50% 142
20 Garan 40% 141
21 Greeen 83% 140
22 Grone 40% 139
23 Gurn 40% 136
24 Garen 60% 134
25 Goren 60% 120
26 Grin 60% 118
27 Goran 40% 110

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The surname Green is the most popular version of all its varients

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