Explore the Family Name Greany
The meaning of Greany
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gráinne ‘son of Gráinne’, a female personal name.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Greany in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Greany" has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 66,476th to 69,793rd. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with this surname increased by a modest 1.08%, growing from 278 individuals in 2000 to 281 in 2010. The proportion per 100k remained static at 0.1 during this decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #66,476 | #69,793 | -4.99% |
| Count | 278 | 281 | 1.08% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Greany
The ethnicity breakdown of the "Greany" surname reveals an almost unchanged profile between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. Predominantly associated with White ethnicity (92.09% in 2000 to 92.17% in 2010), there were also minor representations of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in 2000 which saw a decline by 2010. Notably, the census showed a new emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, not previously recorded in 2000. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic in either years.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 92.09% | 92.17% | 0.09% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 3.6% | 3.2% | -11.11% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 2.14% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 2.16% | 0% | 0% |