Glendon Surname

414,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Glendon Surname Definition:

A Variant of MacAlinden, q.v

Glendon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3771:961,43071,554
England1591:350,42825,285
Ireland1381:34,1232,864
Canada481:767,61660,775
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Australia391:692,19746,687
Wales191:162,87011,152
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland851:52,1164,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Glendon (7,015) may also be a first name.

Glendon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Variant of MacAlinden, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Glendon Last Name Facts

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

Glendon (Marathi: ेन्डोन) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Glendon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glendon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 414,602nd most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,675,650 people. The surname Glendon is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Glendon are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 77,437th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 7,015 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 377 people, or 1 in 961,430. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 12 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and Ireland, where 16 percent are found.

Glendon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glendon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Glendon last name increased 496 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 398 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 162 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Glendon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Glendon last name are 0.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.57% registered with the party.

The amount Glendon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 131.54% more than the national average, earning R 550,236 per year; in United States they earn 15.7% more than the national average, earning $49,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.46% more than the national average, earning $63,327 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelendon9333/
Gilendon932/
Glandon861,384/
Glindon86169/
Glyndon865/
Glendan863/
Glendom861/
Gelindon80539/
Glendung8010/
Gilindon809/
Glendang806/
Glandoin801/
Gelendan801/
Glndan771/
Glindoung751/
Gillendan750/
Glendam71109/
Glndanh711/
Glandan711/
Glondan710/
Glndam621/

Glendon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glendon in the Marathi language
ेन्डोनendona-

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Footnotes

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