Gledstone Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Gledstone Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Gledstanes.' A Scotch surname. The final 's' was dropped in quite modern times. Probably the stones or rocks frequented by the gledes, or kites; v. Glede.
William de Gledstanys, Yorkshire W.
Read More About This SurnameGledstone Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 56 | 1:435,274 | 25,262 |
Gledstone (54) may also be a first name.
Gledstone Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Gledstanes.' A Scotch surname. The final 's' was dropped in quite modern times. Probably the stones or rocks frequented by the gledes, or kites; v. Glede.
William de Gledstanys, Yorkshire W. 1.
Johannes Gledstanis de Wynitonhaw, 1497: The History of Liddesdale and the Debatable Land.
Andrew Gledstanis, 1497: ibid.
1547. 'Item, to Thonne Gledstanis and Archebald Banker, quhilkes of befoir war payit to the xv day of July instante, etc.
Philp Gledstanis, 1541: The History of Liddesdale and the Debatable Land.
1668. George Gleadstone (York) and Mary Capper: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
From Gledstanes, Lanarkshire, now the name of a farm in the Upper Ward of Clydesdale, about four miles north of Biggar. Herbert de Gledstan or Gledestane of the county of Lanark, who took the oath of fealty to Edward I in 1296 is the first of the name on record. His seal bears an eight-leaved flower, and S' Herb'd' Gledstan (Bain, II, p. 204,558). William de Gledstanes witnessed a charter by Roger de Auldton, c. 1354 (Kelso, p. 387), and Sir William of Gledstanes, probably the same person, was present at the battle of Poitiers in 1356 (Fordun, I, p. 377n). Andrew de Gledstan was a witness in Brechin in 1364 (REB., I, 21), Andrew of Gledstanis was arrested in Norwich, England, in violation of the truce in 1396 (Bain, IV, 483), Magister Amere Gledstanys witnessed an instrument of sasine of the lands of Mernys and Nether-pollok in 1454 (Pollok, I, p. 176), Thomas Gledstane was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1480 (NSCM., I, p. 29), and in 1488 there was a concord between Stene Lokart and John of Gledstanis (Lanark, p. 3), Sir John Gladstone, father of the late William Ewart Gladstone, on 10th February 1835 obtained the royal license to change his name from Gladstones to Gladstone. The meaning of the name (ME. glede stan), is "the stone or rock frequented by the glede" a species of hawk. In the Museum in Hawick is preserved an old Bible which was formerly the property of the Gledstainss of that Ilk (Memories of Howick, p. 192). Gladistane 1487, Gladstanis 1664, Gladsteanis 1597, Glaidstainis 1634, Glaidstanis 1603, Glatdstouns 1631, Glattstouns 1599, Gledstaines 1649, Gledstains 1649, Gledstand 1504, Glestanis 1505. The name became Gladtsten in Sweden.
A rare current form of Gladstone, which see.
Local: place unknown.
Gledstone Demographics
Average Gledstone Salary in
England
£25,867
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Gledstone Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gledstone Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gledstone occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gledstone.
How Common Is The Last Name Gledstone? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gledstone is the 1,839,022nd most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Gledstone is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Gledstone live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles. Gledstone is also the 1,350,955th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 54 people.
This last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 913,411. In England it is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 20 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 15 percent reside and Greater London, where 15 percent reside. Beside England it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.
Gledstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gledstone has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gledstone last name increased 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gledstone Last Name Statistics demography
Gledstone earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.79% less than the national average, earning $46,804 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gleadstone | 95 | 0 | / |
| Gledston | 94 | 5 | / |
| Gldstone | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gladstone | 89 | 8,299 | / |
| Gleadston | 89 | 1 | / |
| Glodstone | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gledstane | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gleston | 88 | 3 | / |
| Gladsstone | 84 | 1 | / |
| Gledstanes | 84 | 0 | / |
| Gildston | 82 | 6 | / |
| Geldston | 82 | 4 | / |
| Gleaston | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gledstom | 82 | 1 | / |
| Glesthon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gleeston | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gledstan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Glaystone | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gladstane | 78 | 0 | / |
| Glestom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gliston | 75 | 1 | / |
| Glestan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gillistone | 74 | 1 | / |
| Gleestan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Glestani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Glaiston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Glaistan | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ghlistan | 59 | 1 | / |
| Güllistan | 56 | 1 | / |
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