Glasson Surname

89,436th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Glasson Surname Definition:

(Celtic)= Glass 1 (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -án.

Glasson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2,1731:12,4231,812
United States1,2261:295,64427,347
France6801:97,68014,285
England6471:86,1189,418
New Zealand2901:15,6152,720
Switzerland901:91,25510,041
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Northern Ireland451:41,0013,772
Wales431:71,9666,223
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Grenada71:15,505950
Jersey51:19,8403,614
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5881:41,4555,235
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2281:220,25718,738

Glasson (35) may also be a first name.

Glasson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic)= Glass 1 (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -án.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Glaston, parishes, &c., in cos. Rutland, Lancaster, and Somerset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From glaz-on, glaz-ûn, the green downs.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Glasson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glasson (Russian: Глассон) is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Glasson.

How Common Is The Last Name Glasson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 89,436th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,358,350 people. The surname Glasson is mostly found in Oceania, where 46 percent of Glasson are found; 46 percent are found in Australasia and 46 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 35 people.

This surname is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 2,173 people, or 1 in 12,423. In Australia Glasson is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 36 percent live, Victoria, where 28 percent live and Western Australia, where 15 percent live. Barring Australia Glasson is found in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.

Glasson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glasson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Glasson surname increased 538 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 430 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 178 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Glasson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Glasson last name is chiefly Anglican (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States Glasson are 4.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.03% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Glasson earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 8.6% more than the national average, earning R 258,072 per year; in United States they earn 13.65% more than the national average, earning $49,037 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.78% less than the national average, earning $35,883 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Glasson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glasson in the Russian language
Глассонglasson-

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Glasson Reference & Research

Glisson FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

McGlasson FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Glisson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

McGlasson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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