From the green meadow
An English habitational surname derived from the Old English words 'grene' (green) and 'leah' (wood, clearing, or meadow). It originally described someone who lived near a lush, verdant field or clearing.
Less common today
Greenlee isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,009 in 2010.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
A central character and socialite on the soap opera All My Children · All My Children
