Greenspan

English

Alternative forms

• Greenspun, Gruenspan, Grunspan, Grynspan, Grynszpan

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish גריןשפּאַן (grinshpan) Literally, “green branch, green bridle”, referring to Spanish green, copper acetate (“copper(II) acetate”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹiːnspæn/

Proper noun

Greenspan (plural Greenspans)

1. A surname from Yiddish.

Translations

equivalent surnames from Yiddish

• German: Grünspan
• Hungarian: Grinshpan
• Polish: Grynszpan
• Romanian: Grinszpan
• Yiddish: גריןשפּאַן (grinshpan)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Greenspan is the 11497^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2737 individuals. Greenspan is most common among White (95.8%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Greenspan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 81.

Anagrams

• pregnanes