Glisson Surname

87,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,499 people bear this surname

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

Glisson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glisson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2951:68,4537,961
Australia681:396,99632,204
England681:819,38343,863
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5791:86,7339,008

Glisson (77) may also be a first name.

Glisson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glisson occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glisson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 87,480th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,325,249 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Glisson live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. Glisson is also the 1,100,117th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 77 people.

The last name Glisson is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 5,295 people, or 1 in 68,453. In The United States Glisson is primarily found in: Florida, where 19 percent are found, Georgia, where 15 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Glisson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glisson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glisson surname expanded 915 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glisson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Glisson last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Glisson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 21.15% less than the national average, earning R 187,368 per year and in United States they earn 7.88% less than the national average, earning $39,748 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleisson9318/
Glission934/
Glaisson931/
Nglisson931/
Glison9224/
Gillisson8864/
Gellisson880/
Glissen86149/
Glesson8667/
Gleison8661/
Glysson8658/
Glissan8636/
Glaison866/
Glieson863/
Glissom862/
Glishon861/
Glisoin861/
Glitson861/
Gillison801,138/
Glissant8073/
Gleidson8043/
Gleasson8017/
Gleysson807/
Gleesson805/
Gleitson804/
Gellison803/
Glissoum801/
Glissane801/
Gleijson801/
Glysdson801/
Lesson77678/
Glisan77408/
Gleson7749/
Glixon7721/
Glisén776/
Glisen771/
Glizon771/
Glisom770/
Glyson770/
Gillissen751,225/
Gellissen75106/
Geelissen7535/
Gillieson7531/
Gilleison753/
Gilloison751/
Gleisione751/
Lson7315/
Gleason7137,143/
Gleeson7129,326/
Gledson71270/
Lessone71101/
Gleizon7158/
Glaisen7132/
Gleyson7130/
Glayson7120/
Gleisen714/
Lessoin712/
Glexson712/
Guillissen711/
Glaisan711/
Giellissen711/
Lessond710/
Gleshon710/
Glezson710/
Leson67755/
Gillisen6725/
Lessoing6724/
Gleydson6723/
Lsong6710/
Gellisen675/
Lssan672/
Gillisan672/
Gleassen671/
Gilleson671/
Gleasion671/
Gleasoin671/
Gleasone671/
Gleasonn671/
Gelleson671/
Lessoung671/
Gleyshon671/
Gleesion670/
Lessoine670/
Lhson670/
Lsone670/
Gleaxson670/

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Glisson Reference & Research

Glisson FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Glisson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Glisson
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis