The name Green originates from England. it is one of the most common and widespread of english surnames, either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this colour or who had played the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations. It is also a topographic name for someone who lived near a Village Green, derived from the Middle English word ‘grene’ ( a transferred use of the colour term). Compiled information from Historical and Private archive’s has confirmed that the surname ‘Green’ and or it’s variant’s, dates as far back as the 13th century were a ‘Deonisia ate Grene’, from England, is recorded on the Hundred Rolls in 1273. The exact period of settlement in North America has not been definately determined but Information extracted from Public and Civil registry archive’s confirm that one of the first settlers was a certain ‘Thomas Green’, born in 1606 believed to have originated from Somerset, England., emigrated to California, North America, in 1635, He settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts, until 1650 where he then moved to Malden, Massachusetts where he died on the 19th of De…
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