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GREENWOOD

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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

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The Greenwood surname in historical dictionaries

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."

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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