Gladston Surname
Approximately 280 people bear this surname
Gladston Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Gledstanes.' A Scotch surname. The final 's' was dropped in quite modern times. Probably the stones or rocks frequented by the gledes, or kites; v. Glede.
William de Gledstanys, Yorkshire W.
Read More About This SurnameGladston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 83 | 1:4,366,975 | 231,516 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 68 | 1:358,461 | 22,559 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 68 | 1:738,510 | 47,095 |
Gladston (2,844) may also be a first name.
Gladston Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Gledstanes.' A Scotch surname. The final 's' was dropped in quite modern times. Probably the stones or rocks frequented by the gledes, or kites; v. Glede.
William de Gledstanys, Yorkshire W. 1.
Johannes Gledstanis de Wynitonhaw, 1497: The History of Liddesdale and the Debatable Land.
Andrew Gledstanis, 1497: ibid.
1547. 'Item, to Thonne Gledstanis and Archebald Banker, quhilkes of befoir war payit to the xv day of July instante, etc.
Philp Gledstanis, 1541: The History of Liddesdale and the Debatable Land.
1668. George Gleadstone (York) and Mary Capper: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
From Gledstanes, Lanarkshire, now the name of a farm in the Upper Ward of Clydesdale, about four miles north of Biggar. Herbert de Gledstan or Gledestane of the county of Lanark, who took the oath of fealty to Edward I in 1296 is the first of the name on record. His seal bears an eight-leaved flower, and S' Herb'd' Gledstan (Bain, II, p. 204,558). William de Gledstanes witnessed a charter by Roger de Auldton, c. 1354 (Kelso, p. 387), and Sir William of Gledstanes, probably the same person, was present at the battle of Poitiers in 1356 (Fordun, I, p. 377n). Andrew de Gledstan was a witness in Brechin in 1364 (REB., I, 21), Andrew of Gledstanis was arrested in Norwich, England, in violation of the truce in 1396 (Bain, IV, 483), Magister Amere Gledstanys witnessed an instrument of sasine of the lands of Mernys and Nether-pollok in 1454 (Pollok, I, p. 176), Thomas Gledstane was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1480 (NSCM., I, p. 29), and in 1488 there was a concord between Stene Lokart and John of Gledstanis (Lanark, p. 3), Sir John Gladstone, father of the late William Ewart Gladstone, on 10th February 1835 obtained the royal license to change his name from Gladstones to Gladstone. The meaning of the name (ME. glede stan), is "the stone or rock frequented by the glede" a species of hawk. In the Museum in Hawick is preserved an old Bible which was formerly the property of the Gledstainss of that Ilk (Memories of Howick, p. 192). Gladistane 1487, Gladstanis 1664, Gladsteanis 1597, Glaidstainis 1634, Glaidstanis 1603, Glatdstouns 1631, Glattstouns 1599, Gledstaines 1649, Gledstains 1649, Gledstand 1504, Glestanis 1505. The name became Gladtsten in Sweden.
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Gladston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gladston Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gladston (Russian: Гладстон) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gladston click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gladston? popularity and diffusion
It is the 937,786th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Gladston reside; 32 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gladston is also the 136,535th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,844 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 4,366,975. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 29 percent are found, Maryland, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.
Gladston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gladston has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 122 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gladston Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gladston surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.82% registered with the party.
Gladston earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.67% more than the national average, earning $51,635 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladstone | 94 | 8,299 | / |
| Gleadston | 94 | 1 | / |
| Glaston | 93 | 113 | / |
| Glasdstone | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gladsstone | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gleadstone | 89 | 0 | / |
| Glastone | 88 | 16 | / |
| Glasston | 88 | 15 | / |
| Gladstan | 88 | 10 | / |
| Gledston | 88 | 5 | / |
| Glaiston | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gleaston | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gladstun | 88 | 0 | / |
| Glasstone | 82 | 33 | / |
| Gladsttan | 82 | 3 | / |
| Glaastone | 82 | 2 | / |
| Glaystone | 82 | 1 | / |
| Glodstone | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gladstane | 82 | 0 | / |
| Gloston | 80 | 284 | / |
| Glaxton | 80 | 2 | / |
| Glacton | 80 | 0 | / |
| Glassstone | 78 | 7 | / |
| Ghloston | 75 | 3 | / |
| Glostone | 75 | 1 | / |
| Glaistan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Glastane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Glosston | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gledstan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Glachton | 75 | 0 | / |
| Glasstang | 71 | 1 | / |
Gladston Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gladston in the Russian language | ||
| Гладстон | gladston | - |
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