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Origin Of The Surname Greenwood
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Meaning Of The Surname Greenwood
Forest habitant
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Interesting
Facts About
Greenwood
This family name can most commonly be found in the area of Yorkshire. It was most typically given to individuals as a locational name for someone who lived in or close by to a forest. This name dates back to 1275 and is of John del Grenewode in Wakefield in Yorkshire. The name is made up of two elements ‘grene’ which literally means green and ‘wudu’ which means wood. |
Greenwood Statistics
Greenwood is the number 278 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 31,203 share the surname Greenwood in the UK.
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