Greenamyer Family History
Greenamyer Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Grünemeier or Grön(e)meier (see Gronemeyer ) a compound name from Middle High German grüene ‘green fresh’ or Middle Low German grōne + Middle High German meier ‘(tenant) farmer’ probably in the early period of surname formation denoting a farmer whose land was in a woodland clearing. In later formations the first element taken from a placename or topographic feature may have been added to distinguish the bearer from other bearers of the common surname Meyer.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022