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Greenup
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Greenop
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in Cumberland, from en ang grēne green + ang hop small enclosure.
Proper noun
~ s
en countable en habitational Old English.
en uncountable A placename, from the surname:
en village co/Cumberland County s/Illinois c/USA.
en small city/county seat co/Greenup County s/Kentucky c/USA.
Derived terms
en Greenup County
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Greenup is the 27732nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 867 individuals. Greenup is most common among White (74.16%) and Black/African American (13.84%) individuals.
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