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 | 23 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 43 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 157 |
| Cornwall | 96 |
| Cumberland | 47 |
| Derbyshire | 76 |
| Devon | 85 |
| Dorset | 16 |
| Durham | 137 |
| Essex | 143 |
| Gloucestershire | 72 |
| Hampshire | 62 |
| Herefordshire | 30 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 38 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 62 |
| Lancashire | 5,026 |
| Leicestershire | 114 |
| Lincolnshire | 231 |
| London | 739 |
| Middlesex | 45 |
| Northumberland | 14 |
| Norfolk | 117 |
| Northamptonshire | 11 |
| Nottinghamshire | 98 |
| Oxfordshire | 54 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 38 |
| Shropshire | 24 |
| Suffolk | 147 |
| Somerset | 36 |
| Surrey | 45 |
| Sussex | 52 |
| Staffordshire | 116 |
| Warwickshire | 51 |
| Westmorland | 38 |
| Wiltshire | 105 |
| Worcestershire | 56 |
| Yorkshire | 9,294 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 16 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 7 |
| Monmouthshire | 25 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 15 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,393 |
| Cotton Weaver | 500 |
| House Keeper | 189 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 184 |
| Worsted Weaver | 184 |
| Worsted Spinner | 159 |
| Power Loom Weaver Cotton | 140 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 123 |
| Coal Miner | 121 |
| Dress Maker | 117 |
| Labourer | 117 |
| Cotton Spinner | 111 |
| House Servant | 107 |
| Carter | 87 |
| Weaver Cotton | 86 |
| Cotton Factory Worker | 81 |
| Worsted Factory Worker | 74 |
| Stone Mason | 71 |
| Cotton Winder | 68 |
| Cotton Piecer | 65 |
| At Home | 64 |
| Servant | 62 |
| Wool Comber | 58 |
| Woollen Weaver | 56 |
| Farmers Wife | 53 |
| 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 |