Gladdis Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gladdis Surname User-submission:

This is an English surname, meaning 'belonging to Glydwish', a place in Sussex. The etymology here is somewhat doubtful: either 'the place of bright elms/elm trees' or 'bright meadow'.

Gladdis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:406,70127,895
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Gladdis (178) may also be a first name.

Gladdis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an English surname, meaning 'belonging to Glydwish', a place in Sussex. The etymology here is somewhat doubtful: either 'the place of bright elms/elm trees' or 'bright meadow'.

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Gladdis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gladdis is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gladdis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gladdis? popularity and diffusion

Gladdis is the 1,073,555th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. Gladdis occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Gladdis live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 683,417th most frequently used given name in the world, held by 178 people.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 406,701. In England Gladdis is most prevalent in: Isle of Wight, where 47 percent are found, Hampshire, where 15 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Besides England Gladdis occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Gladdis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gladdis has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gladdis surname rose 151 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gladdis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gladdis are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Gladdis earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.27% less than the national average, earning $34,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gladdish93256/
Gladdies931/
Gladdiss930/
Gladis921,661/
Gladdisch880/
Gladish861,289/
Gladies8659/
Glaudis8650/
Gladdys8630/
Gladise8625/
Gladisz8612/
Gladios866/
Glaidis863/
Gladdes862/
Gladdie862/
Gladiss862/
Gladeis861/
Gladijs861/
Gladišs861/
Glaydis860/
Gleddis860/
Gladuis860/
Gladi83194/
Gladisch80472/
Glaudios8055/
Gladdess801/
Gladitsh801/
Gladuish801/
Gladeise801/
Gladys778,447/
Gladiš77267/
Gladiy77190/
Gladdy77143/
Glades77106/
Gladio7791/
Glaudi7791/
Gladic7766/
Glodis7765/
Gladič7752/
Gladei7751/
Gladiş7741/
Gladii7718/
Gledis7718/
Gladiz7715/
Gladie776/
Gladix774/
Gladij773/
Gladde773/
Gladda772/
Gladih772/
Gladit771/
Gladyd771/
Gladid771/
Gladiś771/
Ghladi771/
Gladisova755/
Gladisová751/
Gladysz71964/
Gladysh71876/
Gladich71155/
Gladoić71130/
Glaudio7169/
Gladday7167/
Glaudes7142/
Gladice7122/
Gladder7114/
Gladees7114/
Gladdep7113/
Glaides717/
Glladys717/
Gledish713/
Gladyss713/
Gladded712/
Glaudys712/
Gleydis712/
Glady's712/
Gladesh711/
Gladdee711/
Gladdey711/
Gladeed711/
Gladese711/
Glaudde711/
Gledais711/
Gilladi711/
Gladicz711/
Gladyhs711/
Glaydes711/
Gladays711/
Glaudie711/
Glaidio711/
Gladess710/
Glaydys710/
Gladyse710/
Gloddie710/
Glade673,332/
Glady67565/
Guelladi67159/
Gladysch6762/
Glodi6756/
Glada6740/
Glaudeix6740/
Glódi6736/
Gleoudis673/
Gladyshe671/
Gilliadi671/
Ghelladi671/
Glaudder671/
Gladitch670/
Glasdich670/

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