Gleeson Surname

18,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gleeson Surname Definition:

A variant of Glassan, q.v.

Gleeson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11,5081:2,346310
Ireland6,6401:709120
United States4,5691:79,3309,060
England3,8421:14,5022,139
Canada8711:42,3035,254
New Zealand7671:5,904977
South Africa2951:183,65320,076
Thailand1171:603,747102,586
Wales1021:30,3393,079
Northern Ireland1001:18,4502,325
Scotland831:64,5045,145
Mexico451:2,758,36022,009
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Jersey301:3,307613
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
France141:4,744,480251,814
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Israel101:855,76354,181
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Austria91:946,15970,786
India81:95,883,173728,828
Estonia81:165,22626,217
China61:227,886,92811,701
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Oman41:921,9937,313
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Nauru31:3,960383
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4,0181:1,103208
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8621:28,2783,832
Scotland311:120,7495,564
Wales261:60,3242,968
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2401:40,4994,760

Gleeson (101) may also be a first name.

Gleeson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Glassan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Glasáin or Ó Gliasáin The Kerry form of this name is Glissane. The main sept was located in Lower Ormond. IF 23*, 161; Map Tip

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Glasáin or Ó Gliasáin The Kerry form of this name is Glissane. The main sept was located in Lower Ormond. IF 23*, 161; Map Tip

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) The descendant of the little, green man, possibly referring to the color of his clothes.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gleeson Last Name Facts

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

Gleeson (Marathi: ेसॉन) is found most in Australia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gleeson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleeson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gleeson is the 18,786th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 248,501 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 42 percent of Gleeson live; 42 percent live in Australasia and 42 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 940,641st most frequently held first name in the world, held by 101 people.

The last name Gleeson is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 11,508 people, or 1 in 2,346. In Australia it is most common in: Victoria, where 45 percent live, New South Wales, where 27 percent live and Queensland, where 15 percent live. Excluding Australia it occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Gleeson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gleeson has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Gleeson last name grew 165 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it grew 368 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 446 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 392 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 268 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gleeson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gleeson last name are 11.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gleeson earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 60.86% more than the national average, earning R 382,260 per year; in United States they earn 11.27% more than the national average, earning $48,010 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.37% more than the national average, earning $56,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gleeson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gleeson in the Marathi language
ेसॉनesona50
लेसनlesana50

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