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 4,203
Cotton Weaver 1,333
Worsted Weaver 313
Worsted Spinner 179
House Keeper 172
Dress Maker 139
Coal Miner 138
Cotton Spinner 132
General Labourer 123
Cotton Winder 111
Woollen Weaver 101
Domestic Servant 100
Labourer 97
Agricultural Labourer 89
Joiner 87
Cotton Operative 84
Grocer 75
Annuitant 73
Stone Mason 73
Carter 70
General Servant 65
Tailoress 59
Butcher 58
Cotton Piecer 52
Farmers Wife 49

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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