Glennon Surname

56,380th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Glennon Surname Definition:

Mag Leannáin This name belongs to the midland counties (Westmeath, Leix and Offaly) where it is quite numerous. MIF 123

Glennon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8701:74,4278,560
Ireland1,7581:2,679498
England1,3391:41,6125,326
Australia4511:59,8577,258
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Argentina811:527,69638,577
Scotland811:66,0975,205
Northern Ireland741:24,9332,784
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Wales131:238,04114,239
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
France91:7,380,302306,885
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Panama41:978,06412,245
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,0501:4,219735
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2191:111,30310,892
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7971:63,0106,880

Glennon (1,402) may also be a first name.

Glennon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mag Leannáin This name belongs to the midland counties (Westmeath, Leix and Offaly) where it is quite numerous. MIF 123

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish, English) The son of Lennan (small coat); one who came from Glendon (clean hill), in Northamptonshire.

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

Glennon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glennon occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glennon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 56,380th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 810,087 people. The last name Glennon occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Glennon reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Glennon is also the 208,792nd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 1,402 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 4,870 people, or 1 in 74,427. In The United States it is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 14 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 20 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Glennon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Glennon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Glennon last name expanded 611 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 167 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 611 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glennon Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Glennon last name are 6.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.68% being registered with the political party.

The amount Glennon earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.16% more than the national average, earning $51,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $50,716 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleannon930/
Glennone930/
Glenon92197/
Glennan86316/
Glannon8646/
Glegnon8634/
Glinnon8616/
Gleenon861/
Gelnnon861/
Glemnon860/
Glenone860/
Glynnon860/
Gilleannon821/
Glehinon8053/
Glennane8047/
Glennung803/
Glennann800/
Glinon77118/
Glanon7796/
Glenan772/
Glonon772/
Glenane71148/
Glengan7118/
Glinhon7115/
Glannan7110/
Glinnan717/
Gllanon713/
Glinone711/
Glenhan711/
Glynnan710/
Gleenan710/
Gleasnan672/
Glnom671/
Glisnond671/
Gillanon670/
Gillinon670/
Glessnan670/
Glinnane670/

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