The Greenleaf surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,954 people carried this name — #8,373 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,600 people counted. That is down 1% from 3,998 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

87 families named Greenleaf, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 453 people lived in those households, 5.2 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 53
Maine 12
New Hampshire 12
Vermont 4
Pennsylvania 3
New York 2
Connecticut 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 243 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Greenleaf in American newspapers,
1846–1898.

Newspaper page from The Republican carrying the name Greenleaf
The Republican 1894-10-11
Newspaper page from The Age-herald carrying the name Greenleaf
The Age-herald 1898-11-19
Newspaper page from The Kalida Venture carrying the name Greenleaf
The Kalida Venture 1846-09-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 84,617 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Greenleaf in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

482 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Greenleaf. The most, 154, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 217
Queensland 96
Victoria 82
South Australia 38
Western Australia 29
Tasmania 16
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Greenleaf.

Who carried it

People named Greenleaf,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Stephen Greenleaf
    Stephen Greenleaf 1652–1743
  • Ellen Kate Greenleaf d. 1929
  • Sarah Greenleaf d. 1796
  • Enoch Greenleaf 1616–1682 · silk dyer
  • Judith Greenleaf 1625–1705
  • Stephen Greenleaf 1628–1690 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Greenleaf,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States344 records

344 records of the Greenleaf name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 142
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 76
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 70
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 29
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 14
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Lonnie R. Greenleaf

    Born 1917 in West Virginia. Enlisted 1942 at Clarksburg; mechanic from Braxton County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Sugar Creek Cemetery, Gassaway, West Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Joseph Gales Greenleaf

    Born 1944; from West Newton, Massachusetts. U.S. Navy, pilot; killed in action 1972 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ida G. Greenleaf

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Furnessia from Glasgow, aged 23. From Glasgow; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 344 records for Greenleaf in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia11 records

11 records of the Greenleaf name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 6
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rd Greenleaf

    Arrived in Victoria in 1887 aboard the Austral, aged 43.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Isaac Greenleaf

    Left Hobart in 1821 aboard the Caroline, bound for Whaling and sealing, as ship's carpenter.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record L. W. Greenleaf

    Australian Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Greenleaf in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Netherlands9 records

9 records of the Greenleaf name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 5
  • Dutch population registers 4
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record William Christian James Greenleaf

    Married in 1828 in Maastricht; captain, born 1790 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Marie Wilhelmine Mathilde Greenleaf

    Died 1893 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 62.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Marie Josephine Wilhelmine Greenleaf

    In the population register of Charleroi, Belgium; born in Maastricht (Limburg).

    Open Archives, Archief Eemland (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Greenleaf in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Greenleaf name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Lydia Greenleaf

    Married 1782 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record James S. Greenleaf

    Married 1862 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Abigail Greenleaf

    Married 1765 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Greenleaf name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. Greenleaf

    Royal West Kent Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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