Green Surname History

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SURNAME MEANING
English surname derived from the Old English word grēne, denoting someone who:
-was fond of dressing in this color
-was young or immature
-played the part of the Green Man in May Day celebrations
-Lived near a village green

EARLY BEARERS
Deonisia ate Grene – 1273
Warin de la Grene – 1273
Robert de la Grene – 1275
Adam del Grene – Yorkshire – 1379
William del Grene – Yorkshire – 1379

FEUDAL TITLES HELD
Alexander de Grene de Boketon, was granted an estate and title by King John in 1202 AD, becoming 1st Lord of Boketon, was succeeded by was son Walter de Greene (c. 1206-1262), who was succeeded by his son John de Greene, who died in Palestine during the Crusades, who was succeeded by his son Thomas de Greene (1260-1319)

KNIGHTHOODS
Sir Thomas Green of Boughton - fl. 1319
Sir Thomas Green, Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1331
Sir Henry Green, Lord Chief Justice – died 1369
Sir Henry Green – died 1399
Sir Thomas Green - died 1417
Sir Thomas Greene - died 1462
Sir Thomas Green – 1497
Sir Robert Greene – 1471
Sir John Greene, Speaker of the House of Commons - 1455
Sir John Greene of Essex – 1497
Sir Edward Greene – 1553
Sir Thomas Green of Harpham, or Francis Green of Wilby Norfolk – 1578
Sir Michael Green of Oxford – 1603
Sir William Green Sr. – 1603
Sir Richard Green, clerk of the band of gentleman pensioners – 1617
Sir Anthony Greene of Oxford – 1644
Sir Benjamin Greene, brewer, sheriff of London – 1707
Sir Charles Green, Major General – 1803
Sir Jonas Greene, recorder of Dublin - 1821
Sir Andrew Pellatt Green, Captain – 1832
Sir William Green, Major - 1837
Sir William Henry Rodes Green, Lieutenant Colonel, Bombay - 1866
Sir Edward Green, Major General, Bombay Army – 1867
Sir John Green, agent and consul general at Bucharest - 1874
Sir George Wade Guy Green, General, Bengal Army – 1877
Sir John Ball Greene, commissioner of valuation of Ireland - 1885
Sir William Kirby Green - 1887
Sir George William Green, Colonel – 1894

NOBLE TITLES HELD
The Greene Baronetcy of Mitcham in the County of Surrey was created in the Baronetage of England in 1664 for Sir William Greene. The title became extinct on his death in 1671.

The Greene Baronetcy of Nether Hall in the Parish of Thurston in the County of Suffolk was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1900 for Sir Edward Greene, a brewer and Conservative Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds.

The Green Baronetcy, of Sampford in the County of Essex was created in the Baronetage of England on 26 July 1660 for Sir Edward Green. The title became extinct on his death in 1676.

The Green Baronetcy of Marass in the County of Durham was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain in 1786 for Sir William Green.

The Green Baronetcy of Milnrow in the County of York, was created in 1805 for Sir Charles Green. The title became extinct on his death in 1831.

The Green Baronetcy of Belsize Park Gardens in the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead in the County of London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1901 for Sir Frank Green, Lord Mayor of London from 1900 to 1901. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1959.

The Green Baronetcy of Wakefield in the County of York, and of Ken Hill in the parish of Snettisham in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1886 for Sir Edward Green, Conservative Member of Parliament for Wakefield.

LANDED GENTRY
Greene of Slyne and Whittington Hall
Greene of Greeneville, co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Greeen of Dunsbye, co. Lincolnshire, England

ESTATES & HOMES
Kilmanahan Castle, Ireland
Moorestown Castle, Tipperary, Ireland
Nether Hall, co. Suffolk, England

NOTABLES
Anna Katharine Green (1846-1935) was an American poet and novelist who was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America

Ashbel Green (1762-1848) was an American Presbyterian minister and academic who served as the 3rd Chaplain of the US House of Representatives and the 8th President of Princeton University

Thomas Green (1658-1738) was an English academic and bishop.

George Green (1767-1849) was a ship builder from Blackwall, London who built and repaired ships primarily for the East India Company

Leslie William Green
(1875-1908) was an English architect best known for his design of iconic stations constructed on the London Underground railway system in central London during the first decade of the 20th century

EARLY SETTLERS
Dorothy Green – Virginia – 1617
Solomon Green – Virginia – 1618
Nathaniel Green – Virginia – 1619
Richard Green – Massachusetts – 1622
William Green – Virginia – 1623
Leonard Green – Maryland – 1644
Margaret Green – Maryland – 1664

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