Gladney Surname

74,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Gladney Surname Definition:

(English, Polish) Dweller at the narrow enclosure; the gaunt or hungry man.

Gladney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3471:57,1076,794
Canada1961:187,98818,553
Ireland621:75,9514,602
England151:3,714,537119,675
China31:455,773,85521,925
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6671:75,2908,022

Gladney (100) may also be a first name.

Gladney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Polish) Dweller at the narrow enclosure; the gaunt or hungry man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gladney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gladney occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gladney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gladney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 74,032nd most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,096,531 people. The surname Gladney occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Gladney live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 946,056th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 100 people.

Gladney is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 6,347 people, or 1 in 57,107. In The United States Gladney is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Missouri, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Gladney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gladney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gladney surname expanded 952 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gladney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gladney last name are 3.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gladney earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.55% less than the national average, earning $35,576 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.21% more than the national average, earning $56,245 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gladdney9311/
Glaedney931/
Gladneys931/
Gladny921/
Gladne921/
Gladner8653/
Glodney8620/
Gladnes864/
Gladniy862/
Gladnei861/
Gledney861/
Gladnuy861/
Gladnoy861/
Gladnez861/
Gladnej861/
Gladness8059/
Gladnoys801/
Glodny7773/
Gladna772/
Glodner712/
Gleidne711/
Glaydna711/
Glaudna711/
Glodnyy711/
Gloudny710/
Gleidene671/
Glodnaya671/
Gladnish670/
Gleidner670/
Glodni6231/
Glodna621/
Glodnijs531/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gladney
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