As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

f" GREEN. A common prefix to local surnames, many of which camaot be traced to their sources in the ordinary gazetteer, such as Greengrass, Greenhaigh, Greenhale, Greenhorne (!), Greening, Greenland, Grecnleaf, Greentree, Greenslade, Greenway, Greeuwell, Greenberry, Greengrow, (-grove,) Greenhalf, (-haugh.) Greensides, Greenacre, Greenhead, (-promontoi'V.) The prefix is the A-Sax. grene, and the comiounds mostly explain themselves.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Nickname

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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