Gleneagles Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Brunei

Gleneagles Surname Definition:

GLENEAGLES: Of that Ilk, in Perthshire.

Gleneagles 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
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gleneagles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

GLENEAGLES: Of that Ilk, in Perthshire.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Gleneagles Last Name Facts

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

Gleneagles occurs in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleneagles? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Gleneagles reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Gleneagles is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,338,454. In Scotland Gleneagles is mostly concentrated in: Perth and Kinross, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Scotland this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brunei, where 13 percent reside and Malaysia, where 13 percent reside.

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