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Type Surname (from location & ornamental)
Other Forms FormsGruenwald, Gruenewald, Gruenenwald, Grunewald, Gruenwalt, Grunewalt, Grunenwaldt, Grunewalelt, Grunwald, Grunwaldt, Grünewald; Greenwaldt, Greenwalt, Greenwood (Americanized)
Meaning & History
Habitational name from any of various places called Grünewald from Middle High German gruoni "green" and wald "wood forest". As a Jewish name it's artificial. Cognate of Groenewold and German variant of Grünewald.