How common is the surname Greenaway?

1,135 people in the United States had the surname Greenaway in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 272,023 Americans. It ranked 22,618th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Greenaway?

Kate Greenaway, British artist (1846-1901), followed by Gavin Greenaway.

Where is the surname Greenaway most common?

Wikidata records people named Greenaway in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Greenaway getting more or less common?

More common. 961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,135 in 2010, up 18%.

The surname Greenaway

A surname, carried by 1,135 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Greenaway is more common than 86.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,135 people named Greenaway in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 272,023 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 961.

#22,618

rank among US surnames

1,135

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+18.1%

change since 2000 (was #24,406)

Who is named Greenaway

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

59% of people named Greenaway identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 59%
Black (not Hispanic) 36%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Greenaways

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kate Greenaway
British artist (1846-1901)
Gavin Greenaway
British conductor and composer, born 1964

Notable Greenaways come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Greenaway

Greenaway has the Soundex code G650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G650.

Questions

How common is the surname Greenaway?: 1,135 people in the United States had the surname Greenaway in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 272,023 Americans. It ranked 22,618th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Greenaway?: In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Greenaway identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Greenaway?: Kate Greenaway, British artist (1846-1901), followed by Gavin Greenaway.
Where is the surname Greenaway most common?: Wikidata records people named Greenaway in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Greenaway getting more or less common?: More common. 961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,135 in 2010, up 18%.