How common is the surname Greenwell?

6,765 people in the United States had the surname Greenwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,639 Americans. It ranked 5,170th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Greenwell?

Emma Greenwell, American actress, followed by William Greenwell.

Where is the surname Greenwell most common?

Wikidata records people named Greenwell in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Greenwell getting more or less common?

More common. 6,454 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,765 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Greenwell

A surname, carried by 6,765 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). Greenwell is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,765 people named Greenwell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,639 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,454.

#5,170

rank among US surnames

6,765

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,990)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,162	Loftis	6,777	45,558
#5,164	Hulse	6,776	45,565
#5,165	Guarino	6,775	45,571
#5,166	Rickman	6,774	45,578
#5,167	Borrego	6,772	45,591
#5,168	Born	6,771	45,598
#5,169	Vaccaro	6,766	45,632

Who is named Greenwell

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

92% of people named Greenwell identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Greenwells

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Emma Greenwell
American actress, born 1989
William Greenwell
British archaeologist (1820–1918)

Notable Greenwells come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Greenwell

Greenwell 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 Greenwell?: 6,765 people in the United States had the surname Greenwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,639 Americans. It ranked 5,170th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Greenwell?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Greenwell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Greenwell?: Emma Greenwell, American actress, followed by William Greenwell.
Where is the surname Greenwell most common?: Wikidata records people named Greenwell in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Greenwell getting more or less common?: More common. 6,454 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,765 in 2010, up 4.8%.