Gluyes Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Gluyes Surname Definition:

From glew-glas, the moist or wet country; or from the parish of Gluvias in Kerrier hundred, named after the saint to whom the church was dedicated. Hals absurdly derives the parochial name from glewas, to hear.

Gluyes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gluyes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From glew-glas, the moist or wet country; or from the parish of Gluvias in Kerrier hundred, named after the saint to whom the church was dedicated. Hals absurdly derives the parochial name from glewas, to hear.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

GLUAS, GLUGAS, GLUYAS: From glew-glas, the moist or wet country; or from the parish of Gluvias in Kerrier hundred, named after the saint to whom the church was dedicated. Hals absurdly derives the parochial name from glewas, to hear.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Gluyes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gluyes occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gluyes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Gluyes reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Buckinghamshire, where 89 percent live and Cheshire, where 11 percent live. Excluding England Gluyes occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent live and Wales, where 6 percent live.

Gluyes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gluyes has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gluyes Last Name Statistics demography

Gluyes earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 88.01% more than the national average, earning $81,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gluys9127/
Glyes913/
Glues912/
Gluyas83617/
Gluesh831/
Gluyee831/
Glayes831/
Gloyes830/
Gluies830/
Glue80585/
Glye808/
Gluy801/
Glaus732,919/
Gleis73831/
Gleue73298/
Glees73228/
Gleye73203/
Glaue73141/
Glaes73110/
Gloye7372/
Glaye7359/
Glays7353/
Gluis7338/
Gloue7328/
Glous7322/
Gleas7312/
Gleys738/
Gluya731/
Gloys731/
Glueh731/
Gloes731/
Ghlue731/
Gluoy731/
Glouy730/
Gleiss67461/
Glause67203/
Gleyse67188/
Glaess67137/
Glouse6798/
Gleise6770/
Glease6760/
Glauss6741/
Gillue6741/
Gleyce6732/
Glouya6732/
Gloess6730/
Gleash6728/
Glauce6727/
Glaush6727/
Glayee6722/
Gleisz6716/
Glauds6714/
Gleuse6712/
Gleist6711/
Gleihs679/
Glayed679/
Glauhs677/
Glayse676/
Glayds675/
Gleyst674/
Glowes673/
Nglaye672/
Gellye672/
Gleish672/
Glayeh672/
Glauts672/
Glouet672/
Glyied671/
Glujie671/
Glaoue671/
Glaysz671/
Glawes671/
Gleyee671/
Ghlaye671/
Gilluy671/
Glyyas671/
Glujas670/
Gloyed670/
Gleess670/
Gleuce670/
Gleits670/

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