# Greenspan (surname)

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

A surname from Yiddish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Yiddish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,737 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,497 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 112,804 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (2,669 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹiːnspæn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Greenspun, Gruenspan, Grunspan, Grynspan, Grynszpan |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish גריןשפּאַן (grinshpan) Literally, “green branch, green bridle”, referring to Spanish green, copper acetate (“copper(II) acetate”)

## Who carries it

Share of people named Greenspan 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) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Greenspan in the United States.

## People named Greenspan

- Alan Greenspan, American economist and financial advisor (1926–2026)
- Bud Greenspan, American film director, writer, and producer (1926–2010)
- Stanley Greenspan, American psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1941–2010)
- Jason Alexander, American actor, comedian, director and television host

## Similar surnames

Greenstein, Greenough, Greenhouse, Grenz, Greenslade, Grimes, Granger, Grooms, Garnica, Grimsley, Gehring, Grainger.

## 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.