Släkthistoria för Greenlees
Greenlees Vad efternamn betyder
Scottish (Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire): habitational name from (East or West) Greenlees in Lanarkshire named from Older Scots grēne ‘green’ + ley(s) ‘piece of open country’ later ‘meadow’. English (Lancashire): topographic name from Middle English grene ‘green’ + lese ‘pasture’. As an English surname this is now rare or may even have died out entirely; most if not all modern bearers are of Scottish descent.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
