How common is the surname Greenway?

5,120 people in the United States had the surname Greenway in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,302 Americans. It ranked 6,613th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Greenway?

Jordan Greenway, American ice hockey player, followed by James Greenway.

Where is the surname Greenway most common?

Wikidata records people named Greenway in the United States.

Is the surname Greenway getting more or less common?

More common. 5,110 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,120 in 2010, up 0.2%.

The surname Greenway

A surname, carried by 5,120 people in the United States.

2 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). Greenway is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,120 people named Greenway in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,302 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,110.

#6,613

rank among US surnames

5,120

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,174)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,604	Persinger	5,131	60,173
#6,605	Rubalcava	5,130	60,184
#6,606	Marron	5,129	60,196
#6,607	O'Hare	5,128	60,208
#6,608	Napoli	5,127	60,220
#6,609	Pugliese	5,126	60,231
#6,611	Hazlett	5,122	60,278

Who is named Greenway

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

92% of people named Greenway identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Greenways

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jordan Greenway
American ice hockey player, born 1997
James Greenway
American ornithologist (1903-1989)
Isabella Greenway
American politician (1886-1953)
Tom Greenway
American actor (1909-1985)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Greenway

Greenway 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 Greenway?: 5,120 people in the United States had the surname Greenway in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,302 Americans. It ranked 6,613th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Greenway?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Greenway identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Greenway?: Jordan Greenway, American ice hockey player, followed by James Greenway.
Where is the surname Greenway most common?: Wikidata records people named Greenway in the United States.
Is the surname Greenway getting more or less common?: More common. 5,110 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,120 in 2010, up 0.2%.