Glazer Surname

44,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Glazer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the glazier.' The different forms of this name in the London Directory are Glaisher, Glaser, Glasier, Glaysher, Glazer, and Glazier. Other surnames from the manufacture of glass are Glasswright (which see) and Glassman.

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Glazer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2151:58,3206,913
Israel1,9991:4,281619
Poland1,0711:35,4895,474
Canada6941:53,0926,355
Russia2511:574,19551,234
England2441:228,35319,058
Slovenia1591:15,6463,670
South Africa1421:381,53334,124
Slovakia1091:48,9589,399
Germany1051:766,71957,066
Czechia921:115,58118,798
Croatia821:51,5689,854
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Romania511:393,68432,593
Australia391:692,19746,687
Kazakhstan331:535,83338,572
Austria281:304,12334,120
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Serbia121:595,41221,526
France111:6,038,429280,838
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway61:857,04855,549
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2311:217,39718,544

The alternate forms: Glázer (384), Glažer (45) & Glażer (1) are calculated separately.

Glazer (77) may also be a first name.

Glazer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the glazier.' The different forms of this name in the London Directory are Glaisher, Glaser, Glasier, Glaysher, Glazer, and Glazier. Other surnames from the manufacture of glass are Glasswright (which see) and Glassman. The 'l' in Glazier is equivalent to the 'y' in Bowyer and Sawyer, and the 'h' in Glaisher is the result of careless treatment of the extra syllable.

Adam Glasere, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robert Glazier, temp. 1560. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

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

(English) Glass-Worker, Glazier [Middle English glas, Old English glæs + the agential suff. -ere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who made and sold glass.

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

The trade.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Glazer Last Name Facts

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

Glazer (Russian: Глазер) is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms: Glázer, Glažer or Glażer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glazer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 44,563rd most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 625,165 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Glazer reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,100,117th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 77 people.

The surname Glazer is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 6,215 people, or 1 in 58,320. In The United States Glazer is mostly found in: New York, where 17 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 56 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 17 percent are found and Poland, where 9 percent are found.

Glazer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Glazer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glazer last name expanded 2,690 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,017 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Glazer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States Glazer are 41.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Glazer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 171.77% more than the national average, earning R 645,840 per year; in United States they earn 31.23% more than the national average, earning $56,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.74% more than the national average, earning $57,005 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glázer94384/
Glažer9445/
Glażer941/
Glazier926,608/
Glatzer921,460/
Glayzer92181/
Glazere9268/
Glajzer9252/
Glaizer9249/
Glaszer9244/
Glauzer9242/
Glyazer9240/
Gleazer9215/
Glaezer9210/
Glazzer923/
Glazeir920/
Glarzer920/
Gllazer920/
Glaczer920/
Glaze9110,507/
Glaetzer86102/
Glazsher8625/
Glyayzer8618/
Glyazger866/
Glaziere863/
Glauzier861/
Glauszer861/
Glaizier860/
Gleazier860/
Glaser8335,587/
Glaize83635/
Glezer83552/
Glaßer83256/
Glozer83177/
Glózer8372/
Glacer8345/
Glazes8311/
Glazet8310/
Glazey837/
Glazed836/
Glager834/
Gleaze834/
Glazyr833/
Glaxer833/
Glazie832/
Glazei831/
Glazir830/
Glazee830/
Glazerová8088/
Glazerova803/
Glasser777,922/
Glauser775,886/
Glaeser773,805/
Glasier77732/
Gleyzer77567/
Glotzer77471/
Gleizer77423/
Glozier77244/
Glätzer77139/
Glaiser77124/
Glötzer7757/
Glacier7752/
Glozzer7737/
Glaaser7733/
Gleaser7729/
Gletzer7729/
Glahser7716/
Glasere7714/
Gleager7714/
Glayzes7712/
Gladser779/
Gleazes778/
Glyager776/
Glasher773/
Glaizes773/
Glascer772/
Gleezer772/
Glaseer772/
Glaucer772/
Glezier771/
Glagier771/
Gleczer771/
Glajser771/
Glāzere771/
Glayser771/
Glagerd771/
Glacert771/
Glasger770/
Gloszer770/
Glaza731,986/
Glace73996/
Glase73915/
Glage73315/
Glaje7333/
Glazi7320/
Gloze739/
Glazy735/
Glaysher71528/
Glassier71211/
Glausser71152/
Glausier71144/
Glaisher7178/
Gleacher7142/
Glashier7138/
Glajcher7127/
Glascher7113/
Glyasser719/
Glaucier716/
Gloetzer715/
Gleizier713/
Glaycher712/
Glasdser711/
Glyatser711/
Glassere711/
Glaacher711/
Gleizzer711/
Gleasier710/
Gleasser710/
Glausger710/
Glaicher710/
Glassert710/
Gloozier710/
Glatcher710/
Gläser6711,722/
Gloger673,082/
Gleize672,145/
Glazai671,181/
Gleyze671,115/
Gloser67493/
Glaserová67422/
Glaise67383/
Gleser67300/
Glöser67265/
Glause67203/
Glocer6788/
Nglazi6769/
Glease6760/
Gláser6747/
Glauzy6739/
Glaase6727/
Glajza6719/
Glazzy6714/
Glazis6713/
Glacey6711/
Glacee6711/
Gloßer6711/
Glayshier678/
Glázerová678/
Glasey677/
Ghlage676/
Glayse676/
Glauza676/
Glaserova676/
Glasee675/
Glazyy674/
Glasir674/
Glarza674/
Glazirova673/
Glojer673/
Glauge673/
Glaiza673/
Glasie672/
Glahse672/
Glases671/
Glajeh671/
Glaset671/
Glassesre671/
Glagea671/
Glasér671/
Glóger671/
Ghlaza671/
Geelaxzie671/
Glazgi671/
Glayzy671/
Glaizi671/
Glozir671/
Gillhaser670/
Glorze670/
Gleage670/
Glashceer670/
Glasea670/

Glazer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glazer in the Russian language
Глазерglazer-

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