Glide Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Glide Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the glede,' a species of kite. 'And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind': Deut. xiv. 13. Anglo-Saxon glida, a kite.

John Glide, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry le Glide, c.

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Glide Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
England761:733,13240,828
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Glide (145) may also be a first name.

Glide Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the glede,' a species of kite. 'And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind': Deut. xiv. 13. Anglo-Saxon glida, a kite.

John Glide, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry le Glide, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Adam le Glide, ibid.

Simon Glide. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

William le Glede, Close Rolls, 14 Edward II.

William Glide, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

= Gleed, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A sort of road, or more properly speaking an opening. Aberdeenshire. Jamieson. 2. Gleid, squinting. Ibid.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Glide Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glide is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glide? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glide is the 998,609th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name Glide occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Glide reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Glide is also the 766,399th most common forename globally. It is borne by 145 people.

Glide is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 2,645,686. In The United States Glide is most common in: Michigan, where 37 percent live, California, where 28 percent live and Colorado, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Glide Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Glide has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Glide last name grew 721 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 121 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glide Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Glide surname are 3.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.41% registered with the party.

The amount Glide earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.78% more than the national average, earning $49,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.92% less than the national average, earning $46,246 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glider91261/
Glidey9155/
Gleide9141/
Glidje9115/
Glideh9111/
Glaide915/
Glidet914/
Glidie913/
Glidea913/
Gloide913/
Glides912/
Glidez911/
Gleides8310/
Glaides837/
Gleider836/
Glidder833/
Gliddes833/
Glaider832/
Glêider831/
Gleisde831/
Gluidge831/
Gloides831/
Glade803,332/
Glidi80919/
Glyde80622/
Glede80110/
Glude8036/
Glida8012/
Glidy805/
Glidj801/
Gillidge771/
Gilliade771/
Lde7518/
Glaude732,970/
Gloede731,397/
Gloude73225/
Gleida73140/
Gladey7373/
Gladei7351/
Gladea7342/
Gleede7338/
Gliddy7324/
Gliddi7324/
Glüder7323/
Gledje7317/
Glidiz7315/
Glayde7311/
Gledde7311/
Gledge739/
Gledes738/
Nglede737/
Glaede737/
Gledet735/
Gleder734/
Gladde733/
Glaida732/
Gliday732/
Gleade731/
Gleude731/
Ghlede731/
Gladee731/
Gledhe731/
Geelde731/
Glidai731/
Glidis731/
Gloidi731/
Gluyde731/
Glaade730/
Gloyde730/
Gledie730/
Gillidett710/
Gellida67342/
Glauder67105/
Gillade6792/
Gleddie6763/
Gloudie6753/
Glaudes6742/
Glaudet6719/
Ldep6710/
Glujdea675/
Glaedey674/
Glaidis673/
Lder673/
Ldez673/
Gleader672/
Gellade672/
Ldei672/
Glayder672/
L'De672/
Ldie672/
Lhde671/
Ldhe671/
Gladdee671/
Gladdey671/
Glaudde671/
Gluddhe671/
Ldeh671/
Gleidio671/
Glaydes671/
Gloudei671/
Llde671/
Ldej671/
Ldet671/
Glaudey671/
Glaudie671/
Glaidio671/
Gleidys670/
Gillidy670/
Glaudee670/

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