Greenwood Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Greenwood Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Greenwood family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,574
Wool Comber 331
Power Loom Weaver 246
At Home 225
Weaver 186
Agricultural Labourer 175
Hand Loom Weaver 160
Hand Loom Weaver Worsted 153
Labourer 148
House Servant 138
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 137
Dress Maker 111
House Keeper 101
Cotton Weaver 91
Coal Miner 89
Hand Loom Weaver Cotton 84
Spinner 81
Worsted Spinner 77
Worsted Weaver 73
Cotton Spinner 66
Stone Mason 64
Hand Weaver Worsted 63
Factory Operative 60
Servant 58
Power Loom Weaver Worsted 57

Greenwood Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Greenwood 100% 170,030
2 Grunwood 78% 440
3 Granwood 78% 392
4 Grenwood 89% 349
5 Grinwood 78% 248

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

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