How common is the surname Greenleaf?

3,954 people in the United States had the surname Greenleaf in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,084 Americans. It ranked 8,373rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Greenleaf?

Raymond Greenleaf, American actor (1892-1963).

Where is the surname Greenleaf most common?

Wikidata records people named Greenleaf in the United States.

Is the surname Greenleaf getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,998 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,954 in 2010, down 1.1%.

The surname Greenleaf

A surname, carried by 3,954 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G654

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Greenleaf is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,954 people named Greenleaf in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,084 Americans. That is down 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,998.

#8,373

rank among US surnames

3,954

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-1.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,676)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,368	Popovich	3,957	78,025
#8,369	Bressler	3,956	78,045
#8,372	Ardoin	3,955	78,065
#8,373	Greenleaf	3,954	78,084
#8,375	Dunford	3,952	78,124

Who is named Greenleaf

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

85% of people named Greenleaf identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Greenleafs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Raymond Greenleaf
American actor (1892-1963)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Greenleaf

Greenleaf has the Soundex code G654, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G654.

Questions

How common is the surname Greenleaf?: 3,954 people in the United States had the surname Greenleaf in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,084 Americans. It ranked 8,373rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Greenleaf?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Greenleaf identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Greenleaf?: Raymond Greenleaf, American actor (1892-1963).
Where is the surname Greenleaf most common?: Wikidata records people named Greenleaf in the United States.
Is the surname Greenleaf getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,998 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,954 in 2010, down 1.1%.