Glazer Surname
Approximately 11,657 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGlazer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,215 | 1:58,320 | 6,913 |
| Israel | 1,999 | 1:4,281 | 619 |
| Poland | 1,071 | 1:35,489 | 5,474 |
| Canada | 694 | 1:53,092 | 6,355 |
| Russia | 251 | 1:574,195 | 51,234 |
| England | 244 | 1:228,353 | 19,058 |
| Slovenia | 159 | 1:15,646 | 3,670 |
| South Africa | 142 | 1:381,533 | 34,124 |
| Slovakia | 109 | 1:48,958 | 9,399 |
| Germany | 105 | 1:766,719 | 57,066 |
| Czechia | 92 | 1:115,581 | 18,798 |
| Croatia | 82 | 1:51,568 | 9,854 |
| Netherlands | 72 | 1:234,544 | 30,714 |
| Brazil | 66 | 1:3,243,550 | 93,057 |
| Romania | 51 | 1:393,684 | 32,593 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Kazakhstan | 33 | 1:535,833 | 38,572 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Serbia | 12 | 1:595,412 | 21,526 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 1:505,765 | 19,342 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 231 | 1:217,397 | 18,544 |
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.
(English) Glass-Worker, Glazier [Middle English glas, Old English glæs + the agential suff. -ere]
(English) One who made and sold glass.
The trade.
Glazer Demographics
Average Male Glazer Height
175.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Glazer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Glazer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Glazer (Russian: Глазер) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Glázer, Glažer or Glażer. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Glazer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 44,563rd most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 625,165 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name worldwide It is held by 77 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 6,215 people, or 1 in 58,320. In The United States Glazer is most numerous in: New York, where 17 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States Glazer is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 17 percent reside and Poland, where 9 percent reside.
Glazer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Glazer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Glazer surname increased 2,690 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,017 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Glazer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (88%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Glazer surname are 41.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.78% being registered to vote for the political 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
Glazer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Glazer in the Russian language | ||
| Глазер | glazer | - |
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