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Greenfield Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of numerous minor places called Greenfield for example in Bedfordshire Lincolnshire Oxfordshire Sussex and Yorkshire from Old English grēne ‘green’ + feld ‘pasture open country’ (see Field ). English: habitational name from Green Field in Buckden (Yorkshire) recorded as Grenefel ‘green fell or mountain’ in 1190. English: variant of Granville . Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Grünfeld (see Grunfeld ) its Jewish cognate Grinfeld and Dutch Groeneveld .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Greenfeld, Greenhill, Grunfeld, Greenwood, Enfield, Sheffield

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Where is the Greenfield family from?

You can see how Greenfield families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Greenfield family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Greenfield families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 115 Greenfield families living in Ontario. This was about 53% of all the recorded Greenfield's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Greenfield families in 1911.
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What did your Greenfield ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Clerk were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Greenfield. 50% of Greenfield men worked as a Farmer and 22% of Greenfield women worked as a Clerk. Some less common occupations for Americans named Greenfield were Laborer and Farmer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    50%
  • Labourer
    14%
  • Carpenter
    10%
  • Laborer
    7%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Clerk
    22%
  • Cook
    16%
  • Couturire
    11%
  • Farmer
    11%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 15,000 immigration records available for the last name Greenfield. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 15,000 military records available for the last name Greenfield. For the veterans among your Greenfield ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Greenfield lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Greenfield life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Greenfield in 1941 was 50, and 76 in 2004.

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