Greenan

English

Alternative forms

• Grennan

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Grianáin (“descendant of Grianán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of grian (“sun”).

Proper noun

Greenan (plural Greenans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Greenan is the 29138^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 813 individuals. Greenan is most common among White (96.06%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Greenan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 80.

Anagrams

• enrange