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Where Does The Last Name Glen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Glen (Hindi: ग्लेन, Marathi: लेन, Oriya: େଗନ, Russian: Глен) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Gleń. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 34,017^th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 467,420 people. The surname Glen is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Glen live; 35 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,217^th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 324,524 people.

Glen is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,239 people, or 1 in 85,506. In The United States Glen is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 95 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent live and Scotland, where 16 percent live.

Glen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Glen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glen last name increased 260 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 413 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 103 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 31 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Glen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (31%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Glen surname are 10.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.65% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Glen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.31% less than the national average, earning 223,890 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 18.07% more than the national average, earning R 280,572 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.48% less than the national average, earning $18,733,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning $42,589 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.36% more than the national average, earning $52,845 CAD per year.