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Greene Family Crest and Name History

Where did the English Greene family come from? What is the English Greene family crest and coat of arms? When did the Greene family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Greene family history?

The name Greene has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived in the village greene which was the center or main square of each region. It is derived from the Old English "grene," meaning "green," and was most likely first borne by a family who lived in the village greene, the center or main square of a region. Alternatively, it may have been bestowed as a nickname on someone who was particularly fond of dressing in green.

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Greene Early Origins

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Greene have been found, including Greene, Green, Grene, Grean and others.

First found in Kent, where the earliest record of the name was Geoffrey Greene who was recorded in a Poll Tax in 1188. As every early English village had a green, the surname Greene emerged independently in many different places during the Middle Ages, thus creating several early branches of the Greene family. Richard de la Grene was listed in the Pipe Rolls of Norfolk in 1200 and Geoffrey Attegrene was listed in the Assize Rolls of Lancashire in 1206. The prefix "atte" was a popular namesake which meant in this case "at the green."

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Greene Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Greene research. Another 167 words(12 lines of text) covering the years 1221, 1558, 1592, 1636, 1685, 1620, 1708, 1690, 1700, 1679 and 1705 are included under the topic Early Greene History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Greene Early Notables

Another 127 words(9 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Greene Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Greene In Ireland

Some of the Greene family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 197 words(14 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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The Great Migration

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Greene, or a variant listed above:

Greene Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century

Dorothy Greene, who landed in Virginia in 1617

Eliz Greene, who landed in Virginia in 1618

Soiloman Greene, who arrived in Virginia in 1618

Ann Greene, who arrived in Virginia in 1620-1621

Merton Greene, who arrived in Virginia in 1622

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Greene Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century

Henry Greene, who arrived in Georgia in 1741

Greene Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century

Horace Greene, who landed in America in 1811

Hugh Greene, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816

Hetty Greene, aged 40, arrived in Key West, Fla in 1839

Patrick Greene, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1872

Rosa H Greene, who arrived in Colorado in 1877

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Contemporary Notables of the name Greene

Joe Greene (b. 1946), former all-pro American football defensive tackle
Gladys Greene (1900-1991), original name of Jean Arthur, Oscar-nominated American actress
Joe Greene (b. 1967), American long jumper
Nathanael Greene (1742-1786), American Continental army general
Brian Greene (b. 1963), American theoretical physicist, Professor at Columbia University (1996-)
George Sears Greene (1801-1899), American civil engineer and Union general in the American Civil War
Eugene Delbert "Gene" Greene (1881-1930), American entertainer, singer and composer, nicknamed The Ragtime King
Major-General Douglass Taft Greene (1891-1964), American Deputy Commanding General 2nd Army (1944)
Alan "Al" Greene (1911-2001), American bronze medalist diver at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Ashley Michele Greene (b. 1987), American five-time Teen Choice Award winning actress and model, best known for her role as Alice Cullen in the film adaptations of the Twilight novels

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Motto

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Virtus semper viridis
Motto Translation: Virtue is always flourishing.

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References

Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
Innes, Thomas and Learney. The Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland 1st Edition. Edinburgh: W & A. K. Johnston Limited, 1938. Print.
Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of England and Wales. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1971. Print.
Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Virkus, Frederick A. Ed. Immigrant Ancestors A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America Before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1964. Print.
Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
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The Greene Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Greene Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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