English: topographic name for someone who lived in a house by a
village green, from Middle English grene ‘green’ + hous
‘house’. (The term was not used to denote a glasshouse for the
cultivation of ‘greens’ or sensitive plants until the late 17th
century.Jewish (American): English translation of
Ashkenazic Grünhaus, an oramental name composed of German
grün ‘green’ + Haus ‘house’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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