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 2,393
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

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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