Greenleaf Family History
Greenleaf Name Meaning
English (Essex and Middlesex): from Middle English grene ‘green’ + lef ‘leaf’ presumably applied as a nickname the significance of which is now lost. Jewish (American): translation into English of the Ashkenazic artificial surname Grünblatt a compound of German grün + Blatt ‘leaf’. Americanized form (translation into English) of French Canadian Vertefeuille .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022