Glenn Surname
Approximately 78,395 people bear this surname
Glenn Surname Definition:
From the lands of Glen in the parish of Traquair, Peeblesshire. Colban del Glen received a legacy left him by the queen, 1328 (ER., I, p. 116), and in the same year King Robert I. confirmed to Colban del Glen and Anabile his spouse the land of Quilte in the sheriffdom of Peebles (RHM.
Read More About This SurnameGlenn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 68,064 | 1:5,325 | 609 |
| England | 2,524 | 1:22,075 | 3,089 |
| Australia | 2,372 | 1:11,381 | 1,679 |
| Canada | 1,951 | 1:18,885 | 2,659 |
| Northern Ireland | 937 | 1:1,969 | 401 |
| Jamaica | 337 | 1:8,516 | 970 |
| New Zealand | 264 | 1:17,153 | 2,999 |
| South Africa | 205 | 1:264,281 | 26,485 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Ireland | 138 | 1:34,123 | 2,864 |
| Scotland | 129 | 1:41,502 | 3,856 |
| Afghanistan | 91 | 1:353,332 | 5,259 |
| Kenya | 90 | 1:513,110 | 25,838 |
| Guyana | 82 | 1:9,295 | 1,436 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 77 | 1:17,714 | 2,152 |
| Wales | 70 | 1:44,208 | 4,243 |
| Thailand | 59 | 1:1,197,260 | 174,557 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Belize | 41 | 1:8,670 | 1,208 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| Mexico | 30 | 1:4,137,540 | 26,679 |
| Liberia | 29 | 1:152,018 | 10,911 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Panama | 18 | 1:217,348 | 6,003 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Paraguay | 16 | 1:452,297 | 6,189 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 16 | 1:6,898 | 1,043 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Costa Rica | 13 | 1:367,698 | 3,592 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Palau | 9 | 1:2,405 | 59 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 753 | 1:5,883 | 956 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 883 | 1:27,605 | 3,753 |
| Scotland | 58 | 1:64,538 | 3,942 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,281 | 1:4,089 | 504 |
Glenn (570,655) may also be a first name.
Glenn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the lands of Glen in the parish of Traquair, Peeblesshire. Colban del Glen received a legacy left him by the queen, 1328 (ER., I, p. 116), and in the same year King Robert I. confirmed to Colban del Glen and Anabile his spouse the land of Quilte in the sheriffdom of Peebles (RHM., l, 35). In the following year there is recorded an annuity to Roger del Glen (ER., I, p. 209), probably the Roger del Glen who rendered to Exchequer the accounts of the provost of Peebles at Scone, 1332 (ER,, I). Duncan de Glene was a witness in 1368 (Coll. AGAA., II, p. 48). John de Glene witnessed a charter of Longneuton c. 1377 (RHM., II, p. 4),' and another John de Glen who witnessed confirmation of the lands of Mircarny in Fife, 1386 (Wemyss, II, p. 19) may Le the John de Glen who was present at perambulation of the bounds of Kyrknes and Louchor, 1395 (RPSA., p. 5). Margaret de Glen granted the lands of Harlaw and others to Walter Ogilvy of Luntrathin, 1420 (SCM., IV, p. 115), Thomas of Glen had a safe conduct into England, 1422 (Bain, IV, 914), and William Glen, armiger, was witness in Paisley, 1452 (RMP., p. 250).
= Glen, q.v.
(Welsh) Dweller in the glen or valley.
Of that Ilk, in Scotland. Nisbet.
A valley.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'valley' or 'of the valley'.
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Glenn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Glenn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Glenn (Arabic: جلين, Hindi: ग्लेन, Marathi: ेनन, Russian: Гленн) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Glenn? popularity and diffusion
The last name Glenn is the 7,234th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 92,959 people. Glenn is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Glenn are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,752nd most prevalent first name globally, borne by 570,655 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 68,064 people, or 1 in 5,325. In The United States Glenn is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 110 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Glenn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Glenn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Glenn surname rose 554 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 286 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 82 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,333 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Glenn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Glenn surname is chiefly Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Glenn last name are 12.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.53% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Glenn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.93% more than the national average, earning R 387,192 per year; in United States they earn 5.12% less than the national average, earning $40,939 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $51,457 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Glenn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn in the Hindi language | ||
| ग्लेन | glena | - |
| Glenn in the Marathi language | ||
| ेनन | enana | 52.38 |
| लेन | lena | 42.86 |
| गलेन | galena | 4.76 |
| Glenn in the Russian language | ||
| Гленн | glenn | - |
| Glenn in the Arabic language | ||
| جلين | jlyn | - |
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Glenn Reference & Research
Glenn FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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