Glassbrook Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Glassbrook Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Glassbrock,' originally Glasenbrook, i.e. the stream with a glassy appearance.

Elena de Glasenbroke, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1675-6. Baptised — Mary, d. Robert Glasebrooke: St.

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Glassbrook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1701:327,75324,219
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:213,81916,577
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Glassbrook Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Glassbrock,' originally Glasenbrook, i.e. the stream with a glassy appearance.

Elena de Glasenbroke, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1675-6. Baptised — Mary, d. Robert Glasebrooke: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

A recent southern corruption of Grazebrook.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Glassbrook Last Name Facts

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

Glassbrook is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Glassbrook.

How Common Is The Last Name Glassbrook? popularity and diffusion

The surname Glassbrook is the 839,220th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Glassbrook are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 327,753. In England Glassbrook is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 14 percent live, Cheshire, where 11 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live. Excluding England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent live and Scotland, where 3 percent live.

Glassbrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Glassbrook has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Glassbrook last name grew 149 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 257 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glassbrook Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Glassbrook last name are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.9% registered to vote for the party.

Glassbrook earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.34% more than the national average, earning $53,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glasbrook9517/
Glassbrooke953/
Glassbrooks950/
Glaysbrook9027/
Glasbrooks9011/
Glaysbrooks864/
Glaxbrook840/
Glaybrook840/
Glassbruck800/
Glasbrake740/

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