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{{Infobox family name
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'''Green''' is a common ] derived from several languages, most commonly in ].


{{Short description|Surname}}
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'''Green''' is a ]. Variants include ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Library of Congress |url=https://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html |accessdate=June 18, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20101007112151/http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html |archivedate=October 7, 2010 }}</ref> Notable people with the surname include:
==Etymology==
{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2010}}{{Original research|section|date=July 2010}}
# one of the most common and widespread of ] surnames, either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or who had played the part of the "]" in the ] celebrations, or a ] for someone who lived near a village green, ] grene (a transferred use of the color term). In North America this name has no doubt assimilated cognates from other European languages, notably German ].
# ]: translation of various Irish surnames derived from glas "gray", "green", "blue". See also ].
# ]: short form of a habitational name from a place name with Gren- as the first element (for example Greune, Greubole).
# ] (American): Americanized form of German Grün or ] Grin, ]c ornamental names meaning ‘green’ or a short form of any of the numerous compounds with this element.
# ]: a quite common Scandinavian surname, which also can be spelled ''Gren''. The surname comes from the Scandinavian word for (tree) branch, "gren".


==Surname==
==People named Green==
{{compact TOC|refs=yes|custom1=Fictional characters|custom2=See also}}


===A===<!-- Transclusions: Andrew, Andy -->
===A===
*], multiple people
*], American basketball player
*], American football player *] (born 1963), American basketball player
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American lyricist and playwright *] (1914–2002), American lyricist and playwright
*], American football player *], English curator and archaeologist
*] (born 1977), American football player
*], multiple people
*] (born 1941), Swedish Pentecostal pastor
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*] (born 1988), American footballer
*''Alexander Green'', a phonetic English spelling of the name of Russian writer ] (Грин)
*] (born 1965), American football player
*], English geologist
*], American movie director *] (1832–1896), English geologist
*], American boxer *], multiple people
*], British barrister *], American political activist
*] (1847–1929), Irish historian and nationalist
*], American singer
*], British soap actress *], American chef and writer
*], French psychoanalyst *], multiple people
*], German runner *] (1911–2005), American politician
*] (born 1965), American singer
*] (1735–1807), English painter
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], Australian journalist *] (born 1999), American football player
*], American union enthusiast *] (1917–2009), American folklorist
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American painter
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American clergyman *] (1762–1848), American clergyman
*] (born 1973), Australian rules footballer *] (born 1973), Australian rules footballer
*], Swedish pastor


===B=== ===B===
*], American football player *] (born 1977), American football player
*], American musician *] (born 1945), American musician
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], Australian Miss World *] (1894–1927), Welsh labour activist
*] (born 1952), Australian beauty queen
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*] (1923–1977), jazz trombonist *] (1923–1977), American jazz trombonist
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American abolitionist *] (1795–1874), American abolitionist
*] (1953–2013), English Roman Catholic priest, Benedictine monk, historian and sex offender *] (1953–2013), English priest
*] (1887–1971), British army officer
*], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], Australian Rugby player *], American football player
*] (born 1986), Australian rugby league footballer
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], American professional mixed martial artist
*] (born 1960), American football player
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American football player *] (born 1958), Australian cricketer
*] (born 1980), American football player
*] (born 1986), Canadian cross-country skier
*] (1976–2009), Australian rules footballer *] (1976–2009), Australian rules footballer
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], Australian politician *], Australia rules footballer
*], American songwriter *], American film editor
*], American musician *], American television director
*], American Congressman *] (born 1967), American film producer
*] (born 1957), Australian politician
*] (1901–1993), English author and priest
*] (1957–2019), American football player
*] (1897–1981), American songwriter
*] (born 1933), American musician
*] (1786–1865), American politician


===C=== ===C===
*], British writer *] (born 1965), American singer
*], American racecar driver *] (born 1990), English rugby union footballer
*] (born 1999), Australian international cricketer
*], English-American geophysicist and businessman
*] (born 1968), English cricketer
*], British philosopher
*], American baseball player *] (1942–2014), British writer
*] (born 1956), American women's basketball coach
*], American biologist
*], American singer-songwriter
*] (born 2003), American ice skater
*] (born 1933), American swimmer
*], multiple people
*] (born 2004), American football player
*] (1919–1951), American race car driver
*] (1900–2003), English-American geophysicist and businessman
*] (born 1935), British philosopher
*], multiple people
*] (born 1991), Wisconsin politician
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], British radio *], multiple people
*], American fencer *] (born 1991), Canadian professional wrestler
*], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American tap dancer *] (1919–1997), American tap dancer
*], American subject of an ACLU lawsuit *] (1957–2006), American murderer
*], American judge *] (born 1957), American football player
*] (1934–2020), Australian screenwriter
*] (1923–2007), American judge
*], Australian record producer
*] (born 1989), American baseball player
*] (born 1942), Welsh footballer *] (born 1942), Welsh footballer
*], television producer *] (born 1984), American musician
*], British television producer
*], American lawyer
*], American singer
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (born c. 1962), American academic administrator
*] (born 1957), American football player


===D=== ===D===
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], British politician *] (born 1956), British politician
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*] (born 1963), Australian politician
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American football player *] (born 1960), American football player
*] (born 1966), American soccer player
*]{{dn|date=November 2014}}, multiple people
*], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American convicted of murder *] (born 1940), American singer
*], American football coach *] (born 1951), American convicted of murder
*], American musician *] (1947–2016), American football coach
*], American mixed martial artist *] (1931–2018), Australian canoeist
*], basketball *] (1922–2008), English philologist
*], American baseball player *] (born 1971), American musician
*] (born 1994), American football player
*] (born 1989), American mixed martial artist
*] (born 1982), American basketball player
*] (born 1941), American baseball player
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American politician and journalist *], multiple people
*], American politician *] (born 1990), American basketball player
*] (born 1954), Israeli psychotherapist
*] (1791–1875), American politician and teacher
*], multiple people
*] (born 1996), Dutch footballer
*] (1897–1958), American politician


===E=== ===E===
*], American football player *] (born 1967), English convicted criminal
*] (1860–1912), American baseball player
*], British historian
*], convicted criminal
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American politician *] (1910–1987), American politician
*] (1864–1937), British theologian
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], British theologian
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], Swedish high jumper *] (1880–1936), English footballer
*], American journalist
*], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*] (born 1991), American basketball player in the ]
*], multiple people
*] (born 1938), American football player *] (born 1938), American football player
*] (born 1980), French actress
*], American black who attended a previously all-white school
*], French actress *], multiple people
*] (1930–1996), Australian journalist and writer *] (1844–1926), British army officer
*], British heraldry *] (1958–2006), British historian


===F=== ===F===
*], British author *] (born 1997), American football player
*] (1901–2012), British supercentenarian and last surviving veteran of World War I *] (1902–1953), British author
*], British footballer *] (1901–2012), British supercentenarian and veteran
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American musician *] (1911–1987), American musician
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people


===G=== ===G===
*], British antisemitic author *] (1924–2001), American UFOlogist
*], American politician who allegedly rode with space aliens
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American politician *] (born 1947), American politician
*], American baseball player *] (1933–1981), American baseball player
*], British sports writer *] (born 1995), American football player
*] (1911–1990), British sports writer
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*] (1911–1977), British author
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American comedian *] (1895–1958), Royal Air Force officer
*] (born 1972), American comedian
*], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
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===H=== ===H===
*], Prime Minister of Guyana *] (born 1934), Guyanese politician
*] (born 1980), American YouTuber
*], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people
*], American businesswoman also known as Henrietta Howland "Hetty" Green
*] (1887–1957), English footballer
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], New Zealand abortion controversy *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*] (1928–2006), American flying ace
*] (1897–1962), American lawyer and politician
*] (1916–2001), New Zealand obstetrician and activist
*] (1834–1916), American businesswoman
*] (1929–2013), American film producer *] (1929–2013), American film producer
*], Canadian politician *], multiple people
*], American golfer *] (1946–2018), American golfer
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], British TV host *] (1920–1997), British television host
*], Founder of DFTBA records and co-creator of popular YouTube channel vlogbrothers


===I=== ===I===
*], American Congressman *] (1776–1839), American politician
*], American record industry executive *] (1916–2006), American record industry executive
*], multiple people


===J=== ===J===
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American football player *] (born 1957), American football player
*], American football player *] (1813–??), American writer and slave
*] (born 1989), American ballet dancer
*] (born 1976), American football player
*], British documentary maker *], British documentary maker
*], American football player *], multiple people
*] (born 2002), American basketball player
*] (born 1980), American football player
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], British race car driver *] (born 1982), British race car driver
*], American transgender activist *] (born 1948), American transgender activist
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], Canadian actress *] (born 1951), Canadian actress
*], American football player *] (born 1989), American football player
*] (born 1979), American football player
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American actress *] (born 1944), British historian
*] (born 1974), American actress
*], Scottish actress *], Scottish actress
*], American musician *] (born 1987), American musician
*], American musician *] (1977−2021), American musician
*] (born 1990), American football player
*] (born 1971), American sports columnist
*] (born 1984), English cricketer
*] (1934–1973), American musician
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American musician *] (born 1971), American musician
*], Canadian politician *] (born 1948), Jamaican musician
*], American author and comedian *], American engineer
*] (born 1993), Australian actress
*], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (born 1958), American author and comedian
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], Australian Rugby League player *] (born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer
*] (born 1980), English cricketer
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American actress *] (born 1995), English footballer
*] (born 1991), American actress
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American judge *] (born 1993), Welsh footballer
*], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American professional soccer player *] (1861–1957), American poet
*], French writer also known as Julian Green *] (born 1995), American soccer player
*], Dominican boxer *] (1900–1998), French writer
*] (1914–2001), American judge *] (born 1967), Dominican boxer
*], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*] (born 1998), American football player


===K=== ===K===
*], Australian rules footballer *], multiple people
*], American musician *] (born 1979), Australian rules footballer
*], American actress
*] (born 1960), British politician
*], multiple people
*] (born 1987), English model
*], multiple people
*] (1927–1997), English cricketer
*] (1953–1982), American Christian musician
*] (1951–1996), American art dealer
*] (born 1947), Australian singer
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American actress *] (born 1998), American football player
*] (born 2001), American football player
*] (born 1967), American actress
*], multiple people
*], American politician


===L=== ===L===
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*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*] (1921–1985), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
*], Swedish magician
*] (born 1933), American baseball player *] (born 1941), Swedish magician
*], American college dean *] (1933–2019), American baseball player
*] (1934–2002), American businessman *] (1888–1979), American academic administrator
*], English architect *], multiple people
*], legal philosopher *] (1882–1941), American politician
*], American musician *] (1875–1908), English architect
*] (born 1956), Scottish-Australian philosopher
*] (born 1985), English footballer
*] (1919–1954), American musician
*], English broadcaster
*], British singer-songwriter *], British singer-songwriter
*], American football player *] (born 1937), American guitarist
*], Canadian radio *] (born 1983/1984), American entrepreneur
*], British horse rider *] (born 1979), American football player
*], American basketball player *] (born 1936), Canadian radio
*], multiple people
*] (born 1938), member of the Alaska Senate 1995–2009
*], Canadian football player *] (born 1975), British astrophysicist
*] (born 1953), British horse rider
*] (born 1957), English professor
*] (born 2002), Canadian soccer player
*] (1946–2006), American basketball player
*] (born 1938), American politician
*] (born 1976), Canadian football player


===M=== ===M===
*] (1900–1989), American politician and educator
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American police-brutality victim *], multiple people
*], American football player *] (born 1944), English author
*], English author *] (born 1943), French-Swedish actress
*], French-Swedish actress
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], African-American pilot *] (1929–2009), American pilot
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], English actor and singer *] (1899–1975), English actor and singer
*], American singer
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], Australian murder victim *], multiple people
*], bassist for American band ] *] (1922–1979), American physicist
*], physicist
*], American musician *], American musician
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], British musician *] (1944–2010), British musician
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], British musician *] (1913–2005), American high hurdler
*], American high hurdler *] (born 1957), American boxer
*], American boxer *] (1920–1969), American actress
*], American actress *] (born 1959), Swedish politician
*], Swedish politician *], American historian
*] (1904–1996), American advertising executive
*] (1966–2013), American businessman and chocolatier *] (1966–2013), American businessman and chocolatier


===N=== ===N===
*] (born 1977), American basketball player
*] (born 1985), American author
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American organ donor *], multiple people
*], multiple people *] (1924–1972), British actor
*], British actor *] (born 1972), American historian


===O=== ===O===
*] (born 1951), British historian
*] (1906–1991), Australian rules footballer from Victoria
*] (1925–2017), English businessman


===P=== ===P===
*], English model and actress *] (1929–2010), English model and actress
*], musician *], American professor
*], country musician *] (born 1972), American musician
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American advertising executive *], multiple people
*], politician *] (born 1948), English politician
*] (born 1939), Swedish army lieutenant general
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], businessman *] (born 1936), American businessman
*], British musician *] (born 1983), British rapper
*], American baseball player *] (1933–2019), American baseball player

===Q===


===R=== ===R===
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American radio executive *] (born 1997), American football player
*], Canadian ice hockey player *], multiple people
*], multiple people
*] (1899–1966), Canadian ice hockey player
*] (1911–2002), American sportsperson
*] (1865–1937), American politician and lawyer
*], multiple people
*], American football player
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American basketball player *] (born 1954), American basketball player
*], film director *] (born 1988), American singer
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American TV producer and writer *], American television producer and writer
*], British actor and singer *] (born 1964), British actor and singer
*], American football player *] (born 1982), American football player
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
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*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], Mexican economist, diplomat and politician *] (1941–2017), Mexican economist
*], American football player *] (1914–2003), American scholar and poet
*] (born 1957), American football player
*] (born 1947), Canadian radio personality
*] (born 1938), British fashion designer
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American author *] (1915–1981), American author
*], Welsh footballer *], multiple people


===S=== ===S===
*], American politician
* , English writer
*] (born 1954), American football player *] (born 1954), American football player
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American journalist *] (1807–1901), American jurist and politician
*], Irish-English author *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American author *] (1942–2022), American author
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], Canadian ice hockey player *] (1896–1960), Canadian ice hockey player
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*] (born 2004), Australian water polo Olympian
*] (1920–2012), Norwegian resistance member
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American football player *] (born 1984), American football player
*], Canadian politician *] (1868–1948), Australian bookmaker and racehorse owner
*], British "Protein Man" *] (1885–1969), Canadian politician
*] (1915–1993), British advertiser
*], American film and television director
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], English footballer *] (born 1944), Canadian sailor
*], Scottish boxer *] (born 1981), English footballer
*] (1929–2002), American politician


===T=== ===T===
*], American golfer *] (1810–1889), American merchant and politician
*], American basketball player *] (born 1994), South African model
*], Canadian ice hockey player *] (born 1959), American golfer
*], American politician *] (born 1986), American-Georgian basketball player
*] (born 1986), Canadian baseball player
*] (1940–2019), Canadian ice hockey player
*], British academic
*] (born 1951), British businessman
*] (1867–1966), American politician
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American musician *] (1940–1997), American musician
*], American football player *] (born 1963), American football player
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], British businesswoman
*] (born 1995), American football player
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*] (1942–2012), American artist
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], Canadian Actor and Comedian *] (1813–1897), American physician and educator
*], Canadian ice hockey player *] (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
*], American football player *] (born 1970), American football player
*], multiple people *], multiple people


===U=== ===U===
*], American musician *] (1926–2018), American musician


===V=== ===V===
*], British engraver *] (1739–1813), British engraver
*], American football player *] (born 1951), American football player
*], New Zealand educational theorist and academic
*], American musician
*] (1822-1902), nineteenth century French photographer
*], American football player
*] (1937–2000), American musician
*] (born 1969), American football player
*] (1892–1960), American writer
*], multiple people *], multiple people


===W=== ===W===
*], American film director *] (born 1936), American film director
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], American politician *] (1869–1945), American politician
*] (born 1962), South African tennis player
*] (1922–2013), American publisher *] (1922–2013), American publisher
*] (born 1982), Australian lacrosse player
*], multiple people *], multiple people
*], multiple people *], multiple people
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===Y=== ===Y===
*], Israeli basketball player *] (born 1980), Israeli basketball player
*], American football player *] (born 1973), American football player
*], Jewish American composer *] (born 1959), Israeli singer and composer
*] (born 1955), Jewish-American composer
* ], ]-inspired ] singer, composer, and ]


===Z=== ===Z===
*], English philanthropist and healer *] (born 1994), American baseball player
*] (1817–1897), English philanthropist and healer


===First name unknown=== ==First name unknown==
* ] * ]
* ]


==Fictional characters== ==Fictional characters==
* PC ], constable on ''The Bill'' * ], fictional character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks''
* Artie Green from '']''
* ], constable on ''The Bill''
* ], in the ''Half-Life'' computer game series * ], in the ''Half-Life'' computer game series
* ], detective on the TV show ''Law & Order'' * ], detective on the TV show ''Law & Order''
* ], from the TV series ''Jericho'' * ], from the TV series ''Jericho''
* ], from ''Jericho'' * ], from ''Jericho''
* Gary Green, a character in ]
* ], from ''Jericho''
* ], from ''Jericho'' * ], from ''Jericho''
* ], from the TV sitcom ''Friends'' * ], from ''Jericho''
* Kai Green, from ]
* ], from the TV sitcom ''Friends''
* ], ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'' * ], ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons''
* ], in British TV * ], in British TV
* ], from the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' * ], from the British soap opera ''EastEnders''
* ], from ''River City'' * ], from ''River City''
* Michael Green, a character in the 1974 American made-for-television comedy movie '']''
* ], from ''The Facts of Life''
* ], a villain in ''Star Trek'' * ], a villain in ''Star Trek''
* Philip Schuyler Green from '']''
* ], one of the main characters in the TV sitcom ''Friends'' * ], one of the main characters in the TV sitcom ''Friends''
* ], ''The Red Green Show'' * ], ''The Red Green Show''
* ], from the movie ''Kill Bill'' * ], from the movie ''Kill Bill''
* the English localized name of ''']''' in John Minford's translation of Jin Yong's novel ''The Deer and the Cauldron'' * Wes Green, from ]
* The English localized name of ] in John Minford's translation of Jin Yong's novel ''The Deer and the Cauldron''
* ], one of six original '']'' characters * ], one of six original ''Cluedo'' characters
* The title family from '']''


==References== ==References==
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==See also== ==See also==
*] * ]
* ]
* ]
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Latest revision as of 18:55, 24 December 2024

Surname

Green is a surname. Variants include Greene and Lancelyn Green. Notable people with the surname include:

Surname

Contents

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z

First name unknown

Fictional characters

References

  1. "Library of Congress". Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2013.

See also

Surnames derived from the color Green
English/Celtic
Other Germanic
Romance
Slavic
Other
Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Green.
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