Last Name GREENWAY

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Meaning Local: At the green way or road. 'a' is intrusive for euphony, like in Otway and Ottaway. No doubd many spots would be styled the green way, but probably the place denoted in the following has given birth to many of this name: 'John Bridgeman (1577-1652), bishop of Chester, was born at Exeter. His grandfather ... had two sons: Michael the eldest, ... and Thomas, of Greenway, Devonshire.' This is probbaly Greenway, in the parish of Churston Ferrers.
Local: At the green way, by augmentation more usually Greenaway.
Origin English, Jewish, Native American

Rank 6,174 (2000 US census) 7,902 (1990 US census)
Count 5,110 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.5%, or 4778 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.72%, or 190 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.12%, or 6 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.61%, or 31 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.31%, or 67 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.74%, or 38 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Shortest last names

 The 2000 USA census contains no surnames with ONE character. The shortest last names there have at least two characters in them. We found 175 of those. It does not mean that a one character name does not exist. The census data only contain surnames that occurred at lea...

English surnames

 English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...

Scottish surnames

 Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
Just like English and other last n...

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