Greenlee

English

Alternative forms

• Greenley

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)

1. A surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Greenlee County

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Greenlee is the 3933^rd 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 80.