Glendinning Surname

98,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Glendinning Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Glendinning,' an ancient estate at Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire.

Adam de Glendonwyn, 1286: The Debateable Land, by R. Bruce Armstrong.

Simon de Glendoning, 1398: ibid.

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Glendinning Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5951:34,9334,618
Scotland8191:6,5371,026
United States7501:483,27940,870
Canada4811:76,6028,623
Northern Ireland4581:4,028798
Australia4111:65,6837,845
South Africa851:637,38547,411
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Wales411:75,4766,450
Botswana221:99,40615,343
France211:3,162,987209,042
Austria151:567,69652,281
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Laos41:1,647,081888
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1351:32,8143,199
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6051:6,187894
England5441:44,8085,578
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Glendinning Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Glendinning,' an ancient estate at Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire.

Adam de Glendonwyn, 1286: The Debateable Land, by R. Bruce Armstrong.

Simon de Glendoning, 1398: ibid.

John de Glendonewyne, 1479: ibid.

1772. Married — Frederick Glendining and Rebecca Brown: St. George, Hanover Square.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

GLEN DINNING: From the lands of the name in Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire. Douglas (Baronage) states that a charter was granted by John Macgill of that Ilk (de eodem) to Adam de Glendonwyn of all his part of the lands and beronies of Clifton and Merbotel in the shire of Roxburgh prior to 1286. In 1313 Sir Adam obtained a discharge of all bygone feu-duties from Archibald Douglas, lord of Galloway, and in 1398 John of Glendonwyne and Symoun of Glendonwyne were two of the 'borowis' for the earl of Douglas's bounds of the West March, and Symon of Glendonwyn was hostage for Archibald, earl of Douglas, 1408 (Bain, IV, 512,762). William de Glendonwyn was procurator of the Scottish 'Nation' in the University of Orleans in 1408 (SHSM., II, p. 73), and in the same year died Matthew de Glendonwyn, bishop of Glasgow (Dowden, p. 317). William de Glendonwyn appears as rector of Crawfurdjon in 1450 and as canon of the church of Glasgow, 1467 (REG., p. 379,380). Symon of Glendynwyn was one of the conservators of the truce between Scotland and England, 1451 (Bain, IV, 1239). Goods were stolen from Bartholomew Glendunwyne, 1504 (Trials, I, p. 41). In 1587 the Glenduningis were named among the unruly clans on the West March (APS., III, p. 466), and in 1599 Robert Glendonying was retoured heir in lands in parish of Balmaghie (Retours, Kirkcudbright, 41). Isabel Glindinine appears in Doucat Maines, 1667 (Lauder), John Glendinning joined Montrose and in consequence was outlawed and his lands forfeited. The direct line is said to have ended in 1720, but William Glendonwyn of that Ilk is mentioned in 1798 (Kirkcudbright), In the north of Ireland the name is spelled Clendinnon. Gladinin (in Froissart), Glendonewyne 1380, Glendoning 1599, Glendonyng 1637, Glendovyn 1492, Glendowyn 1493, Glendunwyn 1488, Glendynwene 1545, Glendynwyng 1530; Glendinan, Glendoinnowing, Glendonning, Glendonwin, Glendounn, Glendouwyn, Glendouwyne, Glendouyn, Glendowyne, Glendverneyn.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) belongingto Glendinning (Dumfries), ancientlyGlendonwyn, Glendonewyne = (prob.) the ‘Glen of the White Hill’ [Welsh glyn, a glen + din (= Gaelic dun), a hill + (g)wyn, white]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from Glendinning (glen of the fair hill), in Dumfriesshire.

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

An ancient estate at Westerkirk, co. Dumfries.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Dumfriesshire.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Glendinnings, who have their home in the Scottish border counties, derive their name from an ancient estate in Dumfriesshire.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Glendinning Demographics

Glendinning Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 135 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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Glendinning Last Name Facts

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

Glendinning is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glendinning? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 98,154th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,508,496 people. Glendinning is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Glendinning reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 1,595 people, or 1 in 34,933. In England Glendinning is mostly concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 13 percent live, Cumbria, where 11 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Barring England it exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Glendinning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Glendinning has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 293 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 3,409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Glendinning Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Glendinning surname is primarily Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States Glendinning are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Glendinning earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 33.25% more than the national average, earning R 316,644 per year; in United States they earn 20.05% more than the national average, earning $51,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.75% more than the national average, earning $55,025 CAD per year.

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