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 last name Gladney is found most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gladney? popularity and diffusion

It is the 74,032nd most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,096,531 people. Gladney occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Gladney reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 946,056th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 100 people.

The last name Gladney is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,347 people, or 1 in 57,107. In The United States Gladney is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Missouri, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

Gladney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gladney has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 952 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it rose 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gladney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gladney are 3.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.14% registered to vote for the political 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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