Gleave Surname

118,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Gleave Surname Definition:

The ancient family of Gleave or Gleyve held a freehold in High Legh from the 13th to the 17th century; one of the family, William Gleave, a London alderman, bequeathed £500 in 1665 to the parish of Woodehurch for the building and endowment of a school (O.

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Gleave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4001:23,2163,234
United States9131:396,99834,792
Canada1571:234,68522,439
Australia1081:249,96023,064
South Africa591:918,26658,838
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Wales451:68,7676,014
Isle of Man351:2,452488
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
France51:13,284,544357,392
China41:341,830,39216,990
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2691:19,2082,762
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Gleave (20) may also be a first name.

Gleave Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The ancient family of Gleave or Gleyve held a freehold in High Legh from the 13th to the 17th century; one of the family, William Gleave, a London alderman, bequeathed £500 in 1665 to the parish of Woodehurch for the building and endowment of a school (O. and M.). The Gleaves are at present at home in the Northwich district.

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

Gleave Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gleave occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleave? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 118,847th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,884,060 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Gleave live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 20 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 2,400 people, or 1 in 23,216. In England Gleave is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 23 percent reside, Cheshire, where 22 percent reside and Merseyside, where 9 percent reside. Besides England this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Gleave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gleave has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 5,706 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gleave Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gleave surname are 32.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 79.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gleave earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.11% more than the national average, earning R 449,400 per year; in United States they earn 0.39% less than the national average, earning $42,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $51,724 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleaves922,175/
Gleavey9238/
Gleaver922/
Glave911,597/
Gleve9141/
Glaves831,207/
Glavey83375/
Glavee83356/
Gleavy8368/
Glavez8357/
Glaive8349/
Glever8346/
Glavie8344/
Glavet8323/
Glaver8317/
Glaeve837/
Gleeve835/
Glevez834/
Glavje832/
Gleves832/
Gleabe831/
Gliave831/
Glatved7715/
Gleabes778/
Gleawea775/
Gleeves771/
Gleyver771/
Glejver771/
Glauver771/
Glaaver771/
Gleover770/
Gliaves770/
Glauvey770/
Gleba731,847/
Glebe73720/
Glive7323/
Glavy7316/
Glavi7315/
Glewa7315/
Glevy7313/
Gläve7312/
Glewe7310/
Glavă736/
Gillevet7124/
Gladtvet719/
Gillever710/
Gllava67350/
Gleber67333/
Glewwe67232/
Glavis67131/
Glaewe6739/
Glebes6732/
Gleibe6723/
Glawee6718/
Glevis6716/
Gliver6710/
Glawea679/
Glaviz675/
Gleway674/
Glevio672/
Gléver672/
Glasvy672/
Gleuwe671/
Glivey671/
Glewey671/
Glouve671/
Ghlewe671/
Gleboa671/
Glaviy671/
Gellhaver671/
Glyves671/
Glevaj671/
Glywea671/
Glebed671/
Glêver671/
Gleewe671/
Gleiba671/
Glavai671/
Glavui671/
Glavér671/
Gleyvi671/
Glewes670/
Glebay670/
Glives670/
Gleebe670/
Glavay670/
Gelleabie670/
Glevay670/

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