# Greenwood (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/greenwood/  
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) | 24,971 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,422 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,364 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.8% (24,301 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹin.wʊd/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* Probably from green + wood, an area covered with trees. * The village in Nova Scotia was named for the heavily forested location of the settlement.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Greenwood 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) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Greenwood in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Greenwood

- Colin Greenwood, Bass player for rock band Radiohead.Bass player for Nick Cave and the Bad Seed.
- Charlotte Greenwood, (1890-1978) American dancer and actor
- Lee Greenwood, American country music artist
- Joan Greenwood, British actress (1921–1987)
- Nimrod Greenwood, Australian rower
- Winifred Greenwood, American actress (1885–1961)
- David Greenwood, American basketball player (born 1957)
- Norman Greenwood, Australian chemist (1925-2012)
- Chester Greenwood, American inventor (1858–1937)
- Marion Greenwood, American muralist, painter and printmaker (1909-1970)
- James C. Greenwood, American politician (born 1951)
- Kerry Greenwood, Australian crime writer

and 3 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Greenidge, Grimwood, Grant, Granados, Garnett, Grantham, Grande, Granado, Grundy, Grimmett, Grindstaff, Grindle.

## 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.