Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
GREENWOOD
There are approximately 31,878 people named Greenwood in the UK. That makes it the 293rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 505 are named Greenwood.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
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Creenwood
Greeenwood
Greanwood
Greennwood
Granwood
Graanwood
Grainwood
Greenewood
Greenewod
Greendwood
Gareenwood
Greenood
Greenewoodd
Greenewoode
Garenwood
Gorenwood
Greenwed
Greenswood
Greennwod
The Greenwood surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
GREENWOOD. I find no specific locality called >y this name ; but it is quite probable that in old times many a sjdvan district gave a name of distinction to lovers of "vert and venison," whose abode was " the merrie green-wood."