Greenlees Family History

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Greenlees Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from (East or West) Greenlees in Lanarkshire, named from Older Scots grene ‘green’ + ley(s) ‘piece of open country’, later ‘meadow’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Greenlee, Greenfield, Greener, Greenwell, Greenwood, Greenhow

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Greenlees Family Origin

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Greenlees Family Occupations

What did your Greenlees ancestors do for a living?

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  • Annuitant

    3%

  • Cotton Weaver

    3%

  • Labourer

    3%

  • Ag. Lab.

    2%

In 1881, the most common Greenlees occupation in the UK was Annuitant. 3% of Greenlees's were Annuitants. Annuitant, Cotton Weaver and Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Greenlees. A less common occupation for the Greenlees family was Ag. Lab..

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Greenlees Historical Records

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Greenlees Life Expectancy

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