The Greenwell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,765 people carried this name — #5,170 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 6,454 in 2000.

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Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Greenwell was found among the farmers of Durham: 40 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Durham 40

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

54 families named Greenwell, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 304 people lived in those households, 5.6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 9 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

Maryland 33
Pennsylvania 18
New York 3

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

Greenwell in American newspapers,
1896–1915.

Newspaper page from The Border Vidette carrying the name Greenwell
The Border Vidette 1911-07-08
Newspaper page from The Weekly Soliphone carrying the name Greenwell
The Weekly Soliphone 1915-11-05
Newspaper page from Alexandria Gazette carrying the name Greenwell
Alexandria Gazette 1896-02-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,574 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Greenwell in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

4,691 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Greenwell. The most, 758, date from the 1910s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,163
Victoria 1,263
Western Australia 989
Queensland 102
South Australia 96
Tasmania 44
ACT (Canberra) 22
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Greenwell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Frances Greenwell d. 1694
  • Nicholas Greenwell d. 1714
  • Nicholas Greenwell d. 1790
  • Maud Santilla Freeman d. 1934
  • Amy Greenwell d. 1924
  • Beatrice Lilian Sanderson d. 1966

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Greenwell,
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 States399 records

399 records of the Greenwell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 238
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 99
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 26
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 22
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Albert S. Greenwell

    Born 1924 in Indiana. Enlisted 1943 at Evansville; packer from Daviess County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at St Johns Cemetery, Bloomington, Indiana.

    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 William Leonard Greenwell

    Born 1941; from Johnson City, Tennessee. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, 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 William Greenwell

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Teutonic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 39; laborer. From Liverpool, England; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 399 records for Greenwell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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).

Australia202 records

202 records of the Greenwell name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 107
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 46
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 20
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 19
  • Tasmanian Names Index 6
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 3
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Greenwell

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Susan, arriving 1836.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Greenwell

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Champion of the Seas, aged 40; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Smith T. Greenwell

    Gentleman of New South Wales; died 1926.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 202 records for Greenwell in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada49 records

49 records of the Greenwell name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 43
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Isaac Greenwell

    Killed in 1878 at the Sydney Mines mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Greenwell

    Died 1959; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Emil Greenwell

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 49 records for Greenwell in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom7 records

7 records of the Greenwell name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 6
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Greenwell

    Buried in 1821 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 85.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Greenwell

    North Staffordshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Greenwell

    Cottish Rifles. 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 7 records for Greenwell in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Greenwell name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record William Crawford Greenwell

    Married in 1920 in 's-Gravenhage; tailor.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Willem Crawford Greenwell

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1895 in Newcastle.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Greenwell 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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