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 2,914
Cotton Weaver 1,128
Worsted Weaver 401
House Keeper 254
Labourer 227
Worsted Spinner 203
Cotton Spinner 132
Agricultural Labourer 126
Coal Miner 123
Dress Maker 122
Cotton Operative 116
Domestic Servant 115
Woollen Weaver 114
Weaver 109
Cotton Winder 103
Factory Operative 92
Stone Mason 85
Carter 69
Mill Hand 64
House Wife 60
Annuitant 58
Laundress 58
Joiner 58
Grocer 57
Wool Sorter 54

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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