Glyde Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Glyde 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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Glyde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2471:225,57918,901
Australia2341:115,36612,799
United States681:5,330,278267,385
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:112,32910,956
Wales91:174,2686,522
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Glyde (179) may also be a first name.

Glyde 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

Glyde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glyde is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glyde? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glyde is the 522,545th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 11,716,312 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Glyde are found; 43 percent are found in Australasia and 43 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 681,368th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 179 people.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 247 people, or 1 in 225,579. In England Glyde is primarily found in: Greater London, where 25 percent live, Hampshire, where 14 percent live and Kent, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Glyde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Glyde has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Glyde last name expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 618 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glyde Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Glyde last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Glyde earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 53.08% less than the national average, earning $20,246 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.76% more than the national average, earning $57,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glayde9111/
Gluyde911/
Gloyde910/
Glayder832/
Glaydes831/
Glide80256/
Glede80110/
Glyda8044/
Glydi801/
Glider73261/
Glidey7355/
Gleide7341/
Gleede7338/
Gledje7317/
Glidje7315/
Gledde7311/
Glideh7311/
Gledge739/
Gledes738/
Nglede737/
Gleyda735/
Glaide735/
Gledet735/
Glidet734/
Gleder734/
Glidie733/
Glidea733/
Gloide733/
Glides732/
Gleade731/
Glayda731/
Gleude731/
Gloydi731/
Ghlede731/
Glidez731/
Gledhe731/
Gledie730/
Gleddie6763/
Gleides6710/
Glaides677/
Gleider676/
Glujdea675/
Gliddes673/
Glidder673/
Gleydis672/
Glaider672/
Gleader672/
Glêider671/
Ghleyda671/
Gleisde671/
Gluidge671/
Gloides671/
Glaydis670/
Glaydys670/

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