How common is the last name Green?

415,664 people in the United States have the last name Green, about 1 in 719. It ranks #42 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GREEN

#42

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
415,664
About
1 in 719
This common or more
11.1%
Who bears it

Of the 415,664 people with the last name Green, 54.5% reported their origin as White, 35.8% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Green

#40 Scott · 421,499#41 Hill · 419,076#43 Adams · 413,470#44 Nelson · 410,801

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Green, most common first.

#248 Greene · 122,836#16,162 Groen · 1,733#16,795 Greeno · 1,654#19,592 Gruen · 1,378#27,268 Grein · 937#49,237 Gren · 462#79,345 Graen · 259#106,101 Grenn · 179

Also a first name

As a first name, Green ranks #12,495 of 53,615, with 995 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1927, with 48 births. See Green as a first name

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