Glew Surname

155,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Glew Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'one of joyous disposition,' glee; Middle English glee, also gleu and glew (Havelok): Anglo-Saxon gleow, gliw (v. Skeat and Halliwell).

Agnes Glewe, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Glewe, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

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Glew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3371:41,6745,335
United States6321:573,51147,017
Australia4971:54,3176,671
Canada1771:208,16720,218
New Zealand1081:41,9297,008
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Wales111:281,32115,850
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6561:37,1584,812
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Glew (10) may also be a first name.

Glew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'one of joyous disposition,' glee; Middle English glee, also gleu and glew (Havelok): Anglo-Saxon gleow, gliw (v. Skeat and Halliwell).

Agnes Glewe, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Glewe, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Johannes Glugh, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Glwe, 1379: ibid.

Ricardus Glew, 1379; ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Clever, Sharp [Old English gleáw] Gleu occurs in Domesday Book.

Cp. Glegg.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Glos or Gloz with the French pronunciation. Emma, Nicholas de Gloz, Normandy, 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Geoffry Glosus, England, 1189 (Rot. Pip.). Roger Gleiue, England, 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Danish, Gleu; from the German, Glauer; from the Dutch, Glewink; in the Domesday Book, Gleu, Gleuuin; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Glew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glew is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glew? popularity and diffusion

Glew is the 155,842nd most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,592,510 people. Glew is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Glew reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles. Glew is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most frequent in England, where it is held by 1,337 people, or 1 in 41,674. In England it is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 7 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Not including England this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 18 percent are found.

Glew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Glew has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 854 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Glew last name are 7.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.76% registered with the party.

The amount Glew earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.91% more than the national average, earning $49,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning $53,201 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleew89117/
Glews8929/
Glewe8910/
Glaew891/
Gleww891/
Nglew891/
Glw8627/
Ghliew804/
Gleewe801/
Gellew801/
Ghlewe801/
Gillew800/
Gleb75686/
Ghlw7543/
Glhw7537/
Gglw755/
Glev754/
Gjlw752/
Glww752/
Glwz752/
Gllw751/
Qglw751/
Nglw751/
Gliw751/
Gljw751/
Glef751/
Glwf751/
Kglw751/
Ghleejw737/
Glebowa733/
Ghellew731/
Guillew731/
Ngellew731/
Gleva67224/
Gylfe67210/
Glejf6732/
Gliwe6729/
Glöfe6715/
Gläwe6713/
Gleib6711/
Gilws6711/
Gloev6711/
Gilwe676/
Gleev675/
Gleif674/
Gilfe672/
Gylev672/
Gelfe672/
Glefe671/
Ghleb671/
Gleov671/
Glaef671/
Glaev671/
Gleff671/
Gleyf671/
Geelw671/
Glevs671/
Glife671/
Glwsh671/
Gleab670/
Gleuf670/
Glefh670/

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