Gleed Surname
Approximately 2,109 people bear this surname
Gleed Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the glede,' a species of kite. 'And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind': Deut. xiv. 13. Anglo-Saxon glida, a kite.
John Glide, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry le Glide, c.
Read More About This SurnameGleed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,126 | 1:49,483 | 6,156 |
| United States | 549 | 1:660,217 | 52,823 |
| Canada | 118 | 1:312,251 | 28,740 |
| Australia | 104 | 1:259,574 | 23,725 |
| Wales | 66 | 1:46,887 | 4,434 |
| Israel | 54 | 1:158,475 | 16,422 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 601 | 1:40,558 | 5,147 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:74,686 | 3,520 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77 | 1:652,191 | 42,935 |
Gleed (13) may also be a first name.
Gleed Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the glede,' a species of kite. 'And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind': Deut. xiv. 13. Anglo-Saxon glida, a kite.
John Glide, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry le Glide, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Adam le Glide, ibid.
Simon Glide. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
William le Glede, Close Rolls, 14 Edward II.
William Glide, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
(English) a nickname or sign-name from the Kite [Middle English glede, glide, Old English glída, a kite, hawk] Adam le Glide.—Parl. Writs.
From the Old Norse, Glædir; from the Danish, Glad; from the German, Glied; a personal name.
Gleed Demographics
Average Gleed Salary in
United States
$47,521 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gleed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gleed Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gleed has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gleed? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 198,310th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,455,451 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Gleed live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name on earth, held by 13 people.
Gleed is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 1,126 people, or 1 in 49,483. In England it is most prevalent in: Gloucestershire, where 13 percent live, Essex, where 11 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Excluding England it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.
Gleed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gleed has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gleed surname increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 713 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 314 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gleed Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gleed last name are 31.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.33% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gleed earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.35% more than the national average, earning R 449,976 per year; in United States they earn 10.13% more than the national average, earning $47,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.46% more than the national average, earning $63,327 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gleeds | 91 | 45 | / |
| Glee | 89 | 2,342 | / |
| Gled | 89 | 16 | / |
| Glees | 80 | 228 | / |
| Glehe | 80 | 97 | / |
| Gleje | 80 | 19 | / |
| Gleid | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nglee | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gleez | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gleer | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ghled | 80 | 4 | / |
| Glete | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gleeh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Glead | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gledd | 80 | 2 | / |
| Glled | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gleep | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gllee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Glued | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hglee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gleej | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghlee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gleea | 80 | 0 | / |
| Guulleed | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gle | 75 | 3,888 | / |
| Gellee | 73 | 148 | / |
| Glette | 73 | 102 | / |
| Glaied | 73 | 31 | / |
| Gleite | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gleech | 73 | 17 | / |
| Gilled | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gleidt | 73 | 10 | / |
| Glayed | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gillee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Geelee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glyied | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glethe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glahee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gluedt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gleess | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gloyed | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gley | 67 | 1,073 | / |
| Glez | 67 | 981 | / |
| Glet | 67 | 516 | / |
| Gler | 67 | 504 | / |
| Gleh | 67 | 294 | / |
| Gleß | 67 | 285 | / |
| Glei | 67 | 139 | / |
| Gles | 67 | 122 | / |
| Gillete | 67 | 78 | / |
| Gleu | 67 | 69 | / |
| Glea | 67 | 65 | / |
| Gillead | 67 | 60 | / |
| Glid | 67 | 41 | / |
| Guillee | 67 | 40 | / |
| Guelled | 67 | 31 | / |
| Glehaud | 67 | 19 | / |
| Glej | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gleđ | 67 | 14 | / |
| Goellee | 67 | 11 | / |
| Glie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ngle | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ghle | 67 | 10 | / |
| Øgle | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guulled | 67 | 4 | / |
| Glep | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gleň | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cgle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gllette | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gillaed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gellete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilleey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghelled | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gløe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glouete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gleyete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gleechh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gillied | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gleesch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gillees | 67 | 0 | / |
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