Greenlee Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Start with the numbers and the Greenlee surname comes into focus. Greenlee ranked 3,933 in the 2010 US Census, with 9,048 people answering to the name.

Heraldry and the Greenlee name

Sharing the Greenlee name is not the same as sharing a crest; arms were granted to individual families.

Researching the origin

We don't publish a meaning for Greenlee without a reliable source. Our researchers work it out from the records of each family.

Greenlee sounds close to Greenlaw, so it can help to search both. Want more than a summary? See the Greenlee family name pack.