Glenny Surname

268,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Glenny Surname Definition:

= Glen (q.v.)+the English diminutive suff. -ie.

Glenny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5041:719,16556,610
England2401:232,15919,279
Australia1441:187,47018,739
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Northern Ireland581:31,8113,241
Scotland511:104,9777,051
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Canada491:751,95159,756
Ireland421:112,1185,755
Peru341:934,82718,471
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Wales51:618,90625,852
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1351:32,8143,199
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1421:171,65814,473
Scotland481:77,9844,336
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2121:236,88119,844

Glenny (4,991) may also be a first name.

Glenny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Glen (q.v.)+the English diminutive suff. -ie.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

One of our few residential surnames i.e. a ’Ghleanna. IF 23*; MIF 123*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A place at Abernyte, in Perthshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Glenny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glenny is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glenny? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 268,122nd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,005,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Glenny reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 96,313th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 4,991 people.

The surname Glenny is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 504 people, or 1 in 719,165. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 21 percent are found, Florida, where 12 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Glenny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glenny has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Glenny last name increased 238 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 69 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glenny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Glenny surname are 11.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.21% being registered with the party.

The amount Glenny earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 77.95% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,495 per year; in South Africa they earn 82.13% more than the national average, earning R 432,804 per year; in United States they earn 4.61% more than the national average, earning $45,137 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.42% more than the national average, earning $55,355 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glenney92555/
Gleanny921/
Gleny9153/
Glenna83462/
Glenne83218/
Glenni8376/
Glinny8326/
Gleany839/
Glenay834/
Gleeny832/
Gleney831/
Gleyny831/
Gelnny831/
Glynny831/
Glennie773,291/
Glenner77106/
Glennis7741/
Gelleny7737/
Glinnoy7733/
Glinnyi776/
Glinnyy774/
Glennes773/
Glennet772/
Gilleny772/
Glenyoh772/
Gleeney771/
Glinney771/
Glennii771/
Gleaney771/
Gûlenay771/
Gleisny771/
Glainny771/
Glesney770/
Gleanna770/
Gllenni770/
Glennoa770/
Glessny770/
Glennea770/
Glena73349/
Gleni73104/
Gliny7317/
Gelny7314/
Glene739/
Glenj733/
Gilny732/
Glenh731/
Glnoy731/
Gilleney7142/
Glinnaya7138/
Gilleeny7125/
Glennhed713/
Glehenne711/
Gleinner711/
Gleisney711/
Gellenyi711/
Gillenna711/
Glennett711/
Glennees711/
Glenis67336/
Glinne67333/
Glynne67231/
Glesne67220/
Glenet67148/
Glener67127/
Glinni67112/
Glenie6796/
Gletne6762/
Gleine6749/
Gilleeney6744/
Gleane6740/
Glenge6727/
Gülnay6718/
Gleana6713/
Glinna6713/
Glemne6712/
Glenaa6711/
Gleneu6710/
Gilnay677/
Glenio676/
Glenes676/
Gleene674/
Ngleni673/
Gilney673/
Gelnay673/
Glinoy673/
Glynna672/
Gelney671/
Gleena671/
Glinay671/
Gelnna671/
Gleina671/
Guillenne671/
Gülney671/
Gielny671/
Gillennep670/
Gliney670/
Glyney670/
Gillheney670/
Gillheany670/

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