Greenwood Name Meaning: Taken from the Middle English grene 'green' and wode 'Wood'.
This English surname could be given to someone who resided in forest or someone who belonged to a Greenwood settlement or came from the placename Greenwood.
Discover how your Greenwood ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 27 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 30 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 185 |
| Cornwall | 84 |
| Cumberland | 38 |
| Derbyshire | 38 |
| Devon | 86 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 41 |
| Essex | 150 |
| Gloucestershire | 100 |
| Hampshire | 47 |
| Herefordshire | 11 |
| Hertfordshire | 7 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 29 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 47 |
| Lancashire | 3,565 |
| Leicestershire | 86 |
| Lincolnshire | 223 |
| London | 663 |
| Middlesex | 23 |
| Northumberland | 13 |
| Norfolk | 157 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 83 |
| Oxfordshire | 76 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 29 |
| Shropshire | 20 |
| Suffolk | 60 |
| Somerset | 19 |
| Surrey | 24 |
| Sussex | 63 |
| Staffordshire | 37 |
| Warwickshire | 82 |
| Westmorland | 45 |
| Wiltshire | 22 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 8,096 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 10 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 21 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 486 |
| Worsted Weaver | 455 |
| Weaver | 403 |
| Independent | 259 |
| Female Servant | 244 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 211 |
| Farmer | 202 |
| Labourer | 187 |
| Wool Comber | 154 |
| Stuff Weaver | 95 |
| Cotton Spinner | 86 |
| Male Servant | 79 |
| Shoe Maker | 72 |
| Cotton Piecer | 62 |
| Coal Miner | 47 |
| Joiner | 47 |
| Stone Mason | 44 |
| Worsted Spinner | 39 |
| Dress Maker | 37 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 37 |
| Ag Labourer | 35 |
| Pauper | 35 |
| Grocer | 34 |
| Cotton Factory | 33 |
| Tailor | 32 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Greenwood | 12,661 |
| John Greenwood | 11,602 |
| William Greenwood | 9,203 |
| Sarah Greenwood | 7,929 |
| James Greenwood | 7,087 |
| Thomas Greenwood | 6,299 |
| Elizabeth Greenwood | 6,108 |
| Hannah Greenwood | 3,771 |
| Ann Greenwood | 3,691 |
| George Greenwood | 3,588 |
| Joseph Greenwood | 3,552 |
| Alice Greenwood | 3,001 |
| Jane Greenwood | 2,716 |
| Henry Greenwood | 2,571 |
| Martha Greenwood | 2,309 |
| Charles Greenwood | 2,294 |
| Annie Greenwood | 2,277 |
| Ellen Greenwood | 2,172 |
| Emma Greenwood | 2,066 |
| Robert Greenwood | 1,858 |
| Margaret Greenwood | 1,633 |
| Arthur Greenwood | 1,535 |
| Richard Greenwood | 1,510 |
| Betty Greenwood | 1,505 |
| Eliza Greenwood | 1,500 |