# Greenfield (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/greenfield/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,922 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,007 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 25,897 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.5% (11,864 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹinfild/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

A proprialization of green + field; compare greenfield.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Greenfield in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Greenfield in the United States.

## People named Greenfield

- Linda Thomas-Greenfield, American diplomat (born 1952)
- Max Greenfield, American actor (born 1979)
- Luke Greenfield, American actor and film director (born 1972)
- Howard Greenfield, American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the fam
- Jerry Greenfield, American businessman
- Lauren Greenfield, American photographer and filmmaker (born 1966)
- Robin Greenfield, American activist and adventurer
- Elizabeth Greenfield, American singer
- Shecky Greene, American comedian (1926–2023)

## Similar surnames

Greenberg, Greenblatt, Greenup, Greenbaum, Granville, Granberry, Grinberg.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.