Gladson Surname

137,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malawi

Gladson Surname Definition:

A corruption of Gladstone.

Gladson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4011:258,71424,457
Malawi1,1761:14,5572,276
Tanzania4171:126,95811,944
India1271:6,039,885141,381
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
England101:5,571,806158,774
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Barbados21:143,7241,981
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iceland11:380,09011,096
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3051:164,65114,949

Gladson (9,419) may also be a first name.

Gladson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Gladstone.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gladson Last Name Facts

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

Gladson (Marathi: गलाडसोन, Oriya: ଗାଡସନ, Russian: Гладсон) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gladson? popularity and diffusion

Gladson is the 137,588th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,238,190 people. The last name Gladson is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Gladson are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gladson is also the 63,780th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 9,419 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,401 people, or 1 in 258,714. In The United States it is most numerous in: Tennessee, where 13 percent are found, North Carolina, where 12 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 36 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.

Gladson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gladson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gladson last name expanded 459 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gladson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gladson surname are 23.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.94% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gladson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.43% less than the national average, earning $41,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.15% more than the national average, earning $55,719 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gladson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gladson in the Oriya language
ଗାଡସନgadasana53.85
େଗଡସନegadasana23.08
ଗାଡସନ୍gadasan7.69
େଗଡେସନ୍egadesan7.69
େଗଡସାନegadasana7.69
Gladson in the Marathi language
गलाडसोनgaladasona25
वााडसोनvaadasona25
लडसनladasana25
गॅलडसनgeladasana25
Gladson in the Russian language
Гладсонgladson-

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