The Green surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 413,477 people carried this name — #37 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 652 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 238 people named Green.
Most of them — 173 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
226 people named Green live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
98 people named Green have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 344 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 66 people named Green live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Green in American newspapers,
1898–1925.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,328,042 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Green,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charles Green 1785–1870 · balloonist -
Jacob Green 1790–1841 · naturalist -
Duff Green 1791–1875 · politician -
Andrew Haswell Green 1820–1903 · lawyer -
Robert Stockton Green 1831–1895 · judge
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 203 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Green.
- Greaux 293 · U.S. census
- Greber 363 · U.S. census
- Grech 1,176 · U.S. census
- Greck 136 · U.S. census
- Greco 17,013 · U.S. census
- Greder 137 · U.S. census
- Greff 516 · U.S. census
- Grego 1,238 · U.S. census
- Gregoire 5,387 · U.S. census
- Gregor 4,158 · U.S. census
- Gregori 526 · U.S. census
- Gregorio 3,746 · U.S. census
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