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
Cotton Weaver 1,433
Living On Own Means 307
Farmer 200
Dress Maker 180
Cotton Winder 153
General Labourer 152
Worsted Spinner 145
Cotton Spinner 133
Worsted Weaver 110
Woollen Weaver 105
Scholar 82
Cotton Card Room Hand 78
General Servant Domestic 71
Stone Mason 60
Charwoman 57
Butcher 54
Cotton C Weaver 54
House Keeper 52
Domestic Servant 51
Coal Miner Hewer 47
Tailoress 46
Blacksmith 44
Cabinet Maker 44
Stone Quarryman 44
Plumber 43

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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