Gladd Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Gladd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gladd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6091:595,17148,535
England81:6,964,757184,742
Guyana71:108,8897,175
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Gladd Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gladd Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gladd has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gladd? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 517,348th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 11,567,533 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Gladd live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 609 people, or 1 in 595,171. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Oklahoma, where 12 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Guyana, where 1 percent are found.

Gladd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gladd has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gladd surname expanded 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gladd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gladd last name are 25.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.58% registered to vote for the party.

Gladd earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $46,642 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glad8910,508/
Gladh80330/
Glaud80294/
Glaad8090/
Glaid8053/
Glodd8052/
Gladt8027/
Glyad8011/
Glads807/
Glead802/
Glayd801/
Ghlad801/
Gla752,158/
Gladsø73119/
Gellad7340/
Glauds7314/
Gillad7310/
Glaadh736/
Glayds735/
Gladtz731/
Gladts731/
Glas678,992/
Glaß673,183/
Glay673,126/
Glod672,923/
Glaz672,054/
Glah671,831/
Glai671,087/
Glau67651/
Glaa67157/
Glap67153/
Glat67139/
Glea6765/
Gilliad6761/
Gillead6760/
Glač6742/
Glehaud6719/
Guellad6716/
Gloa6715/
Glaj6714/
Gehelad677/
Glya675/
Geelgad674/
Ngla674/
Glla674/
Ghla673/
Glód673/
Gillahd671/
Gillaud671/
Ghellad671/
Cgla671/
Gillaad670/
Gellyad670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gladd
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