Gladwell Surname
Approximately 3,151 people bear this surname
Gladwell Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Clear Spring [Old English glæd, clear, bright + wiell] or the Kite-Spring [Middle English glede, Old English glida, a kite, hawk]
Gladwell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,192 | 1:304,076 | 27,984 |
| England | 1,168 | 1:47,704 | 5,985 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Australia | 163 | 1:165,618 | 17,113 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| New Zealand | 54 | 1:83,858 | 11,975 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| Kenya | 22 | 1:2,099,086 | 36,356 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 821 | 1:29,690 | 4,002 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 202 | 1:248,607 | 20,632 |
Gladwell (5,656) may also be a first name.
Gladwell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the Clear Spring [Old English glæd, clear, bright + wiell] or the Kite-Spring [Middle English glede, Old English glida, a kite, hawk]
Gladwell Demographics
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Gladwell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gladwell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gladwell is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gladwell? popularity and diffusion
Gladwell is the 141,417th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,312,772 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Gladwell live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 88,984th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 5,656 people.
Gladwell is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,192 people, or 1 in 304,076. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 12 percent reside, West Virginia, where 8 percent reside and Virginia, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 37 percent reside and Malawi, where 11 percent reside.
Gladwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gladwell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 590 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gladwell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Gladwell surname are 22.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.45% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gladwell earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 20.17% less than the national average, earning R 189,696 per year; in United States they earn 0.77% more than the national average, earning $43,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $52,378 CAD per year.
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