Glencross Surname

288,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Glencross Surname Definition:

From glen-crous, the cross in the dale.

Glencross Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4411:126,34512,635
Canada2591:142,26114,635
Scotland2151:24,9012,731
Australia1841:146,71615,637
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Wales191:162,87011,152
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1511:24,7902,294
England1041:234,37917,485
Wales71:224,0598,079
Guernsey71:4,665827
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Glencross Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From glen-crous, the cross in the dale.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Glencross Last Name Facts

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

Glencross occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glencross? popularity and diffusion

It is the 288,238th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,475,241 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Glencross reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 441 people, or 1 in 126,345. In England Glencross is mostly found in: Cumbria, where 27 percent reside, Greater London, where 15 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 7 percent reside. Beside England this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent reside and Scotland, where 16 percent reside.

Glencross Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Glencross has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Glencross surname increased 424 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,240 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 271 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Glencross Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Glencross surname are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.95% registered with the party.

The amount Glencross earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.69% more than the national average, earning R 415,128 per year; in United States they earn 20.84% less than the national average, earning $34,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning $50,430 CAD per year.

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