Greenlaw

English

Etymology

From Old English grēne (“green”) + hlǣw (“mountain, mound, hill”).

Proper noun

Greenlaw (countable and uncountable, plural Greenlaws)

1. A town and civil parish in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT710460).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Greenlaw is the 15250^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1928 individuals. Greenlaw is most common among White (85.68%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Greenlaw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 80.