Greenlaw
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English grēne (“green”) + hlǣw (“mountain, mound, hill”).
Proper noun[edit]
Greenlaw (countable and uncountable, plural Greenlaws)
- A town and civil parish in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT710460).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Greenlaw is the 15250th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1928 individuals. Greenlaw is most common among White (85.68%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Greenlaw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 80.