Greenlee
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English
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Etymology
Habitational surname from several minor places in England, named from Old English grēne (“green”) + lēah (“clearing, glade”). Equivalent to green + -lee (“lea”); compare Green and Greene.
Proper noun
Greenlee (plural Greenlees)
- A surname from Old English.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Greenlee is the 3933rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9048 individuals. Greenlee is most common among White (77.19%) and Black/African American (17.06%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Greenlee”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 80.