Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
GREENWELL
There are approximately 1,874 people named Greenwell in the UK. That makes it the 4,730th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 30 are named Greenwell.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
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GreenallGranell
Creenwell
Greanwell
Greanwel
Granwell
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Granwall
Granwele
Granwill
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Granwil
Granwal
Greeenwald
Greanewell
Greenelle
Greeneell
Greenells
Greenel
Greemwell
Greenele
Greanwalt
The Greenwell surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
GREENWELL. "The wide-spreading and ancient family of Greenwell are descended from Gulielmus Presbyter, who in 1183, as ajDpears from 'Boklon Buke,' held the lands of Greenwell in the parish of Walsingham, co. Durham, and whose son James assumed the name of the place of his inheritance," B.L.G.