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    The surname Greene

    A surname, carried by 126,101 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ɡɹiːn/ 1 syllable Soundex G650

    Greene: #241 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Greene #241, 126,101 people Greene: #241 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Greene #241, 126,101 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Greene is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname from Middle English, a variant of Green.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 126,101 people named Greene in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,448 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 119,604.

    #241
    rank among US surnames
    126,101
    people in 2010
    43
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.4%
    change since 2000 (was #228)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #232Lawrence129,6992,380
    #233Sandoval128,9482,394
    #234Guerrero128,6772,399
    #235George128,6252,400
    #236Chapman127,9392,413
    #237Rios127,7942,416
    #238Estrada127,4702,422

    Who is named Greene

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

    68% of people named Greene identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 68%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 27%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Greenes

    47 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ashley Greene
      American actress, born 1987
    • Brian Greene
      American physicist, born 1963
    • Maurice Greene
      American sprinter, born 1974
    • Marjorie Taylor Greene
      American politician, born 1974
    • Nathanael Greene
      American general in the American Revolutionary War (1742-1786)
    • Lizzy Greene
      American actress, born 2003
    • Robert Greene
      American author, born 1959
    • Charles Greene
      American sprinter (1945–2022)
    • Ellen Greene
      American actress and singer, born 1951
    • Michele Greene
      American actress, born 1962
    • Edward Lee Greene
      American botanist (1843-1915)
    • Joe Greene
      American athletics competitor (born 1967)

    Notable Greenes come mostly from the United States (43), the United Kingdom (2) and Antigua and Barbuda (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Greene

    Greene 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 Greene?
    126,101 people in the United States had the surname Greene in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,448 Americans. It ranked 241st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Greene?
    In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Greene identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Greene?
    Ashley Greene, American actress, followed by Brian Greene.
    Where is the surname Greene most common?
    Wikidata records people named Greene in the United States, the United Kingdom and Antigua and Barbuda and 1 other country.
    How do you pronounce Greene?
    Greene is /ɡɹiːn/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Greene getting more or less common?
    More common. 119,604 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 126,101 in 2010, up 5.4%.
    Is Greene also a first name?
    Yes. Greene is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.