Glew Surname
Approximately 2,811 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGlew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,337 | 1:41,674 | 5,335 |
| United States | 632 | 1:573,511 | 47,017 |
| Australia | 497 | 1:54,317 | 6,671 |
| Canada | 177 | 1:208,167 | 20,218 |
| New Zealand | 108 | 1:41,929 | 7,008 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 656 | 1:37,158 | 4,812 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 74 | 1:678,631 | 44,191 |
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.
(English) Clever, Sharp [Old English gleáw] Gleu occurs in Domesday Book.
Cp. Glegg.
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).
From the Danish, Gleu; from the German, Glauer; from the Dutch, Glewink; in the Domesday Book, Gleu, Gleuuin; a personal name.
Glew Demographics
Average Glew Salary in
United States
$49,150 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gleew | 89 | 117 | / |
| Glews | 89 | 29 | / |
| Glewe | 89 | 10 | / |
| Glaew | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gleww | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nglew | 89 | 1 | / |
| Glw | 86 | 27 | / |
| Ghliew | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gleewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gellew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghlewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gillew | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gleb | 75 | 686 | / |
| Ghlw | 75 | 43 | / |
| Glhw | 75 | 37 | / |
| Gglw | 75 | 5 | / |
| Glev | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gjlw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Glww | 75 | 2 | / |
| Glwz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gllw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qglw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nglw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gliw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gljw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Glef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Glwf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kglw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghleejw | 73 | 7 | / |
| Glebowa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ghellew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guillew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngellew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gleva | 67 | 224 | / |
| Gylfe | 67 | 210 | / |
| Glejf | 67 | 32 | / |
| Gliwe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Glöfe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gläwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gleib | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gilws | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gloev | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gilwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gleev | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gleif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gilfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gylev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gelfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Glefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghleb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gleov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glaef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glaev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gleff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gleyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geelw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glevs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glwsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gleab | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gleuf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Glefh | 67 | 0 | / |
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