In England, the surname Greene is the varied spelling on the surname ‘Green’. The surname Green is the most common and widespread of English surnames. The Old English form is ’Grene.’ It can refer to someone who lived near a village green or open area.

In other languages such as German it is written Grün and Gruen. In Irish it is Glas; which means green, blue or grey.

Most Greene family members have been laborers and farmers in the 1880s.

States of New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, South Carolina and Georgia have a high population of Greene surnames. In England, the Greene families are mainly in Lancashire and Yorkshire counties. A high population of the Greene surname is also in Lanarkshire county in Scotland and in many locations of Ireland.

Famous: Timothy Greene (South African actor and film director), Tilly Greene (writer), Patricia Greene (British actress), Angela Greene (British tennis player), Moya Greene (President and CEO of Canada Post), Nathanael Greene (American general during American Revolutionary War), Robert Greene (16th century poet), Harry P. Greene (Irish singer), Evie Greene (English actress), Ashley Greene (actress), Charlie Greene (professional baseball player), Graham Greene (Canadian actor) and J. Patrick Greene (English archaeologist and museum director).