Gladman Surname

113,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Gladman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gladman'; compare Gladwin. Probably a personal name; compare Bateman, Tiddiman, &c. The suffix -man seems rather an augmentative than a corruption of -mond or -mund, although Gladmond seems a natural solution.

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Gladman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,8731:14,4132,043
England9911:56,2246,805
United States7231:501,32642,168
Canada2051:179,73517,909
Nigeria1081:1,640,21160,875
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Wales191:162,87011,152
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5501:44,3195,519
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2371:211,89318,185

Gladman (3,162) may also be a first name.

Gladman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gladman'; compare Gladwin. Probably a personal name; compare Bateman, Tiddiman, &c. The suffix -man seems rather an augmentative than a corruption of -mond or -mund, although Gladmond seems a natural solution. In any case it is almost certain that the name was personal at first, and was either Gladman or Gladmond.

1666. John Gladman and Elizabeth Shepheard: Marriage Lic.(Westminster).

1747. Baptised — Emila. d. William Gladman: St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

(English) Cheerful, Merry Man [Old English glæd + mann]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The definitions in English Surn. are not satisfactory to me. That which I am now to assign will hardly be so to the bearers of the name. Jamieson gives us glad or glaid as smooth, slippery; and he adds, that it is also applied to one who is not to be trusted-"a slippery fellow."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gladman Last Name Facts

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

Gladman has its highest incidence in Australia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gladman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 113,161st most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,782,232 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Gladman are found; 47 percent are found in Australasia and 47 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 127,883rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 3,162 people.

The last name Gladman is most prevalent in Australia, where it is borne by 1,873 people, or 1 in 14,413. In Australia Gladman is most common in: Victoria, where 71 percent live, New South Wales, where 11 percent live and Queensland, where 7 percent live. Aside from Australia Gladman occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Gladman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gladman has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gladman last name rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 305 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gladman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gladman last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gladman earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.12% less than the national average, earning R 230,232 per year; in United States they earn 7.87% less than the national average, earning $39,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.15% more than the national average, earning $53,730 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glaudman930/
Gladmon86117/
Glodman865/
Gledman860/
Gleydman8018/
Gleidman806/
Gleedman805/
Gloydman803/
Gloudman802/
Gloedman801/

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