Glanville Surname

68,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Glanville Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Glanville.' Mr. Lower says, 'A place in the arrondissement of Pont l'Eveque in Normandy.' The change to Glanfield was natural; compare Merrifield for Merivale. Mr. Lower, quoting Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men, says, 'Ranulf de Glanville entered England with the Conqueror': Patronymic Britannia

Ranulf de Glanvile, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Glanville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5631:21,7393,050
United States1,7911:202,37819,888
Australia1,3481:20,0262,778
Canada5031:73,2528,317
Jamaica2391:12,0081,225
New Zealand1551:29,2155,112
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
Wales1331:23,2672,460
Malta661:6,519434
Ireland561:84,0884,852
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Northern Ireland511:36,1773,487
Trinidad and Tobago241:56,8324,715
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
France81:8,302,840321,660
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha41:1,464128
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Falkland Islands31:1,044221
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland801:55,3734,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1831:20,6052,919
Wales361:43,5672,298
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:256,21821,129

Glanville (564) may also be a first name.

Glanville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Glanville.' Mr. Lower says, 'A place in the arrondissement of Pont l'Eveque in Normandy.' The change to Glanfield was natural; compare Merrifield for Merivale. Mr. Lower, quoting Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men, says, 'Ranulf de Glanville entered England with the Conqueror': Patronymic Britannia

Ranulf de Glanvile, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald de Glanvil, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1724. Baptised — Mary, d. Samuel and Mary Glanvil: Reg. St. Columb Major.

1727. — Elizabeth, d. Samuell and Man Glanfield: ibid.

Evidently the parents were the same in the last two entries.

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

(French-Latin) belonging to Glanville (Normandy), perh = ‘the Oak- Tree Estate’ [O.Fr, glande, an oak; Latin glans -ndis, an acorn+French ville, Latin villa]; but poss. from a personal name: cp. Breton glan=Wel. glán, ‘ pure,’ ‘ holy.’ Ranulf de Glanvill, A.D. 1212.—Gt. Inq. of Serv.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A place in the arrondissement of Pont-l'Eveque, in Normandy. It is latinized ' De Glanvilla,' and anglicized Glanfleld. Robert de Glanville, a tenant in Suffolk, temp. Domesd. was ancestor of the earls of Suffolk of that name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A house or castle on the shore of a river or the sea; Welsh, glan, a shore, bank of a river; old French or Gaelic, the same; as Glandeve, in France, on the banks of the Far. Glan or glen signifies also a narrow valley or dell.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Glanville, near Caen, Normandy. See Butler.

The Norman People (1874)

Glanville is a name that has now its Cornish home around Grampound Road. The Glanvils were a very ancient and distinguished Tavistock family. Sir John Glanville, of Tavistock, was one of the first lawyers in the reign of Charles I. John Glanvill, of Catchfrench, was on the Commission of the Peace for the county of Cornwall at the death of George I., and Francis Glanville held the same office in 1803 (P.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The Glanvilles were an ancient and distinguished knightly family of Halwel House, in Whitchurch, near Tavistock, where they resided for 300 years. They have been familiarly connected with Tavistock for more than four centuries (W. T. and Pr.). The name still occurs in the town and neighbourhood. A branch of the family has long established itself in Cornwall, and further reference to the name will be found under that county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Glanville Last Name Facts

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

Glanville occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glanville? popularity and diffusion

It is the 68,476th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,004,624 people. The surname Glanville is primarily found in Europe, where 41 percent of Glanville reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 353,625th most common first name globally. It is borne by 564 people.

It is most common in England, where it is carried by 2,563 people, or 1 in 21,739. In England Glanville is primarily found in: Devon, where 16 percent reside, Greater London, where 12 percent reside and Hampshire, where 8 percent reside. Besides England this last name occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 19 percent reside.

Glanville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glanville has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 914 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 369 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 30 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 757 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glanville Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Glanville last name is primarily Catholic (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Glanville last name are 2.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Glanville earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.02% less than the national average, earning 259,495 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 96.49% more than the national average, earning R 466,932 per year; in United States they earn 15.34% more than the national average, earning $49,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% less than the national average, earning $49,529 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glaanville952/
Glanvillle951/
Glannville951/
Glanvill94592/
Glanvile9417/
Glenville89211/
Glamville891/
Glannvill890/
Glanvil882/
Glenvile824/
Glonvill820/
Glanviel820/
Glanvell820/
Glomville780/
Guillonville761/
Glanbily710/
Guillonvil6310/

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