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 is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glisson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glisson is the 87,480th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,325,249 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Glisson reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,100,117th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 77 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 5,295 people, or 1 in 68,453. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 19 percent live, Georgia, where 15 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Glisson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Glisson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 915 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glisson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Glisson are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with 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