Glading Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Glading Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gladwin,' modified to Gladding. The 'g' is excrescent (v. Gladwin); compare Golding for Goldwin, and probably Harding for Hardwin.

Glading Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1801:309,54523,336
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Australia401:674,89346,030
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Wales51:618,90625,852
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

Glading Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gladwin,' modified to Gladding. The 'g' is excrescent (v. Gladwin); compare Golding for Goldwin, and probably Harding for Hardwin.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An old word employed by Gower, in the sense of pleasant, cheerful.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Glading Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glading has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glading? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 595,654th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 13,934,122 people. Glading occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Glading are found; 40 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 309,545. In England it is mostly found in: Suffolk, where 43 percent reside, Essex, where 13 percent reside and West Sussex, where 11 percent reside. Not including England this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent reside and New Zealand, where 14 percent reside.

Glading Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glading has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glading Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Glading surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Glading earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning $44,106 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gladding932,147/
Gllading930/
Gladin922,762/
Gladdings882/
Glladding880/
Glaudin86378/
Gladina86327/
Gladdin8670/
Gladyng8622/
Gladion864/
Gloding863/
Glyadin862/
Glaydin861/
Glaadin861/
Gleding860/
Gladn831/
Glaudina8034/
Glaudien802/
Glyadina801/
Gladienė801/
Gilladin800/
Gledding800/
Gladen77882/
Glodin7799/
Gladén7724/
Gladyn778/
Gladín771/
Gladne771/
Gladdn770/
Gladinova75109/
Glahaidin751/
Gladden7110,812/
Gleaden7192/
Glodina7168/
Guillaudin7154/
Glauden7121/
Glaudinova715/
Gladinkova711/
Gillauddin711/
Glaudín711/
Glaiden711/
Glasden710/
Glayden710/
Glodienė672/
Glashden671/

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