Glossop Surname

148,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Glossop Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Glossop,' a parish in the High Peak of Derbyshire, on the Lancashire, border.

1605. Married — John Sumner and Ann Glossop: Reg. Prestbury, Ches.

1682. Clifford Glossopp, de Hatton Garden, London: Preston Guild Rolls.

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Glossop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8011:30,9374,139
Australia5711:47,2785,917
United States2741:1,322,84392,374
South Africa1211:447,75037,883
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Canada611:604,02649,778
Wales451:68,7676,014
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
France71:9,488,960336,266
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0341:23,5743,284
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Glossop Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Glossop,' a parish in the High Peak of Derbyshire, on the Lancashire, border.

1605. Married — John Sumner and Ann Glossop: Reg. Prestbury, Ches.

1682. Clifford Glossopp, de Hatton Garden, London: Preston Guild Rolls.

1768. Married — Simeon Smith and Ann Glassap: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A location name in Derbyshire.

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

Glossop Last Name Facts

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

Glossop (Russian: Глоссоп) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glossop? popularity and diffusion

It is the 148,551st most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,448,772 people. Glossop is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Glossop live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,801 people, or 1 in 30,937. In England it is most numerous in: South Yorkshire, where 30 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 15 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Other than England this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Glossop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glossop has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Glossop surname grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 637 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glossop Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Glossop last name are 31.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.08% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Glossop earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.09% more than the national average, earning R 356,664 per year; in United States they earn 5.67% more than the national average, earning $45,595 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $50,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glossopp930/
Glosso924/
Glossoa86108/
Glossou8693/
Glassop8684/
Glossot861/
Glossap861/
Glossos860/
Glossgo860/
Glossoha801/
Gloussou801/
Glasso77115/
Glossa7766/
Glosov7710/
Glosas774/
Glasop770/
Glassou711,476/
Guillossou71774/
Glassgo7140/
Glossat7126/
Glossas7119/
Glotsos7117/
Glassov7110/
Guillossot7110/
Glossza718/
Gloussa711/
Glosa67261/
Glasscho6794/
Guilloso6746/
Guilloussou674/
Glozo671/
Ngloussa671/
Glaso671/

Glossop Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glossop in the Russian language
Глоссопglossop-

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