Gleghorn Surname

268,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Gleghorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gleghorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0151:357,10231,891
England3601:154,77214,673
Australia461:586,86342,409
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:117,75511,303
Scotland351:106,9495,179
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Gleghorn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gleghorn is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleghorn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 268,256th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,008,623 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Gleghorn reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Gleghorn is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,015 people, or 1 in 357,102. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 21 percent are found, Missouri, where 16 percent are found and Arkansas, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Gleghorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gleghorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gleghorn surname expanded 1,140 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gleghorn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gleghorn last name are 15.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.2% registered to vote for the party.

Gleghorn earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.07% less than the national average, earning $39,665 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleghorne942/
Glegchorn941/
Gleghhorn941/
Ghleghorn940/
Gelghorn881/
Glaghorn880/
Glaighorn820/
Gelgorn80341/
Gligorin75272/
Gelgorin752/
Gelgorina713/
Gellagarin565/
Gilgaren506/
Gülgören503/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gleghorn
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