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Origin: Green/Greene is a very common Anglo-Saxon name and most books say that Green was given to those who lived on or near the town common or green where animals were grazed and the weekly market was set up.
Surnames: Green, Greene
Submitted by: Thomas Brian Green
Origin of green, Meaning of green
Origin: To the best of my knowledge: Greenfield's arrived in Massachusets ~ 1640's and originated from Scotland.
Surnames: Greenfield
Submitted by: Phil Greenfield
Origin of green, Meaning of green
Origin: From all that can be gathered, it is believed that the ancestors of the Greenleaf family were Huguenots, who left France on account of their religious principles, sometimes in the course of the sixteenth century and settled in England. The name was, probably, translated from the French Fuillevert.
Surnames: Greenleaf
Submitted by: Lorraine Birch
Origin of green, Meaning of green
Origin: Green, William P., Born in Indiana 1844, moved to Paris, TN. Married an Annie Mae. Listed on 1900 census as an author (Henry County Tennessee)
Surnames: Green
Submitted by: Ann Dickerson
Origin of green, Meaning of green
Origin: Searching for Amy Green, living in Orem, Utah in the late 1980's. Any information, please e-mail me.
Surnames: Green
Submitted by: Kelly De Lora
Origin of green, Meaning of green
Origin: geneology of the Greenfelder's
Surnames: Greenfelder
Submitted by: mark greenfelder
Origin of green, Meaning of green
Origin: Australia from about 1840, UK before that?
Surnames: Greenhalgh
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Origin of green, Meaning of green
Origin: Researching the descendants of Wiseman Green,b Aug 8, 1805 in Buncombe Co, NC. He married Mary Glenn b abt 1818 in NC. Children included Jeremiah, Joseph, Lucinda, Temperance, Eli, James and Mary. Family raised in DeKalb Co, TN.
Surnames: Green
Submitted by: Lenny Green
Origin of green, Meaning of green
Origin: AMANDA GREEN Thought she was Cherokee, but have been told possibly Creek Freedmen?
Surnames: GREEN
Submitted by: CANDACE
Origin of green, Meaning of green
Origin: From Lancashire in England. There is a town of Greenhalgh near Garstang and remains of a Greenhalgh Castle.
Surnames: Greenhalgh
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Origin of green, Meaning of green
Origin: Comes from the village of Greenhalgh, just outside blackpool in Lancashire, which goes back to about 800Ad, its an anglo saxon name, perhpas meaning "native who dwells by the bank" or "a lush place"
Surnames: Greenhalgh
Submitted by: Keith Greenhalgh
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