Gleavy Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gleavy Surname Definition:

Mag Laithimh, formerly Mag Flaithimh A Connnacht name often changed to Hand

Gleavy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:5,409,835270,257
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Gleavy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mag Laithimh, formerly Mag Flaithimh A Connnacht name often changed to Hand

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Gleavy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gleavy is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleavy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,312,869th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Gleavy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Gleavy live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 5,409,835. In The United States Gleavy is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 60 percent are found, New York, where 18 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found.

Gleavy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gleavy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 447 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gleavy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gleavy last name are 33.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.36% registered to vote for the party.

Gleavy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.78% more than the national average, earning $45,642 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleavey9238/
Glavy9116/
Glevy9113/
Gleave833,868/
Glavey83375/
Gleway834/
Glasvy832/
Glaviy831/
Glevay830/
Glavay830/
Glebay830/
Gleaves772,175/
Gleevoy777/
Glavych774/
Gleaver772/
Ngleway771/
Gleivys771/
Gleba731,847/
Glave731,597/
Gleve7341/
Glaby7317/
Glavi7315/
Glewa7315/
Gleby738/
Glavă736/
Glawy731/
Gleevaya7120/
Glasby671,832/
Glaves671,207/
Glavee67356/
Gllava67350/
Glavis67131/
Glesby67122/
Glavez6757/
Glabay6751/
Glever6746/
Glavie6744/
Glavet6723/
Glaver6717/
Glevis6716/
Glawea679/
Glaeve677/
Glaviz675/
Gleeve675/
Glevez674/
Glevio672/
Glavje672/
Gleves672/
Glyvyy671/
Gleboa671/
Glaboy671/
Gleiba671/
Glewey671/
Gleybi671/
Glaway671/
Glawhy671/
Glywea671/
Glevaj671/
Gleboy671/
Glivey671/
Gleyvi671/
Gleabe671/
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