Green is the 37th most popular surname in the United States and the 19th most common surname in England.
- Pat Green - American country music star
- Eva Green - French actress
- Nathanael Green - General in the Continental Army during the American Revolution
100 Most Common U.S. Surnames & Their Meanings
Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones, Brown... Are you one of the millions of Americans sporting one of these top 100 common last names from the 2000 census?
Green Genealogy
Information on the descendants of William Green (b. c. 1722 in England), including genealogies, histories, house photos and more.
GREEN/E Surname DNA Project
Working together to identify other GREEN/Es who descend from the same GREEN/E who was the first of his line to take the GREEN/E surname perhaps in the 1200s or 1300s.
GREEN Family Genealogy Forum
Search this popular genealogy forum for the Green surname to find others who might be researching your ancestors, or post your own Green query. There is also a separate forum for the GREENE variation of the Green surname.
FamilySearch - GREEN Genealogy
Find records, queries, and lineage-linked family trees posted for the Green surname and its variations.
GREEN Surname & Family Mailing Lists
RootsWeb hosts several free mailing lists for researchers of the Green surname.
Cousin Connect - GREEN Genealogy Queries
Read or post genealogy queries for the surname Green, and sign up for free notification when new Green queries are added.
DistantCousin.com - GREEN Genealogy & Family History
Free databases and genealogy links for the last name Green.
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References: Surname Meanings & Origins
Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.
Menk, Lars. A Dictionary of German Jewish Surnames. Avotaynu, 2005.
Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia. Avotaynu, 2004.
Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1989.
Hanks, Patrick. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2003.
Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.
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