Gladwin Surname

95,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Gladwin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gladwin,' one of the endless personal names with -win as suffix; compare Baldwin, Unwin, Godwin, &c.

Walter Gladewyne, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Gladewine, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Gladwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4191:23,0343,214
United States7861:461,14439,345
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Australia3161:85,4299,880
South Africa2611:207,57722,069
Canada2191:168,24516,926
India2131:3,601,246101,367
Wales1211:25,5752,657
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Scotland521:102,9586,964
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
France151:4,428,181244,602
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Oman51:737,5946,889
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1001:22,1593,120
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2711:185,30916,412

Gladwin (4,573) may also be a first name.

Gladwin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gladwin,' one of the endless personal names with -win as suffix; compare Baldwin, Unwin, Godwin, &c.

Walter Gladewyne, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Gladewine, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Radulphus fil. Gladewini. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

1672. Baptised — Katherine, d. William Gladwin: St. Mary Aldermary.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Merry or Kind Friend [Old English glæd + wine, friend] This name occurs in Domesday Book as Gladuin-us and Gleduin-us.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Gladwin (kind friend).

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

An Anglo-Saxon personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or Gladisfen, a branch of the Montfichets of Normandy. See Cavendish.

The Norman People (1874)

Gladwin Last Name Facts

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

Gladwin (Hindi: ग्लैडविन, Marathi: लाडिवन) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gladwin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 95,055th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,455,181 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Gladwin reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 101,576th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 4,573 people.

It is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 2,419 people, or 1 in 23,034. In England Gladwin is most numerous in: Greater London, where 10 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 8 percent reside and Essex, where 8 percent reside. Besides England it is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 7 percent reside.

Gladwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gladwin has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 290 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 931 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 473 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gladwin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gladwin last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gladwin surname are 11.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.46% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gladwin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.98% more than the national average, earning R 468,096 per year; in United States they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning $48,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $52,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gladwinc931/
Gladwine930/
Gladwyn86245/
Gladbin861/
Gledwin861/
Gladwim860/
Glaidbin801/
Gladwynn801/
Gloodwin801/
Glatwn772/
Gladben711/
Gleedwn711/

Gladwin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gladwin in the Marathi language
लाडिवनladivana50
गैलदीनgailadina50
Gladwin in the Hindi language
ग्लैडविनglaidavina41.67
ग्लेडविनgledavina33.33
गलैडविनgalaidavina16.67
गैल्डविनgaildavina8.33

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