Where Does the Greenhalge Surname Come From?

Your Greenhalge ancestor may well appear as Greenhalgh in earlier records. The name is usually explained as “green hollow”. Greenhalge is listed among the recognised spellings of Greenhalgh. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Greenhalf, Greenhall and Greenhaugh.

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