Glanville is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Glanville
No. of characters: 9
Origin: England
Meaning:

Surname Glanville is a derivation of Glide. See Glyde - A sort of road, or more properly speaking an opening. Aberdeenshire. 2. Gleid, squinting.

Variant form of Glidden. A variant of Gladwin meaning "kind friend".

Surname is the variation of the Glanfield. See Glanville - A place in the arrondissement of Pont- l'Evêque, in Normandy, It is latinized ‘De Glanvilla,' and anglicized Glanfield. Robert de Glanville, a tenant in Suffolk, temp. Domesday was ancestor of the earls of Suffolk of that name.

The Glanvilles of Catchfrench, county of Corn wall, are descended from the G.'s of Halwell, county of Devon, circ. 1400, and they, according to tradition, from Ranulf de Glanville, lord of Glanville, near Pont l'Evêque, who entered England with the Conqueror.

A place in the arrondissement of Pont- l'Evêque, in Normandy, It is latinized ‘De Glanvilla,' and anglicized Glanfield. Robert de Glanville, a tenant in Suffolk, temp. Domesday was ancestor of the earls of Suffolk of that name.

The Glanvilles of Catchfrench, county of Corn wall, are descended from the G.'s of Halwell, county of Devon, circ. 1400, and they, according to tradition, from Ranulf de Glanville, lord of Glanville, near Pont l'Evêque, who entered England with the Conqueror.

Is an adaptation of the Glyde. A sort of road, or more properly speaking an opening. Aberdeenshire. 2. Gleid, squinting.

How popular is Glanville?

Glanville is common in England, United States, Australia, Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand, South Africa, Wales.

Glanville is ranked 68495 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Glanvilles plummeted by 4.75 per cent to 823 since 2000 and slipped by 2345 spots and ranked at 28883. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 77.89 81.83
Black 15.07 13.54
Others 3.4 1.74
Hispanic or Latino 2.43 1.85
Glanville is quite popular family name mostly used in England however Falkland Islands lie ahead in terms of density. Around 7253 people have been found who wears Glanville as their family name. Glanville is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Glanville:
3,050 England2,563
19,890 United States1,790
2,778 Australia1,348
Countries with hundreds of Glanville:
8,317 Canada503
1,225 Jamaica239
5,112 New Zealand155
32,866 South Africa150
2,460 Wales133
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
434 Malta66
4,852 Ireland56
6,880 Scotland53
3,487 Northern Ireland51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,715 Trinidad and Tobago24
352,754 Thailand15
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
78,460 Zimbabwe10
321,660 France8
77,571 Switzerland6
101,176 Netherlands6
47,603 Denmark6

Glanville Namesakes

  • Eleanor Glanville, 17th-century English entomologist
  • Stephen Glanville, English historian and egyptologist
  • Ernest Glanville, South African author
  • Ranulph Glanville, Anglo-Irish cybernetician, design researcher, theorist
  • James Glanville, Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom
  • Phil de Glanville, former English rugby union player
  • Christine Glanville, English puppeteer
  • Jerry Glanville, American football coach
  • Doug Glanville, former American Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Brian Glanville, English football writer and novelist

Glanville Namesakes

  • Eleanor Glanville, 17th-century English entomologist
  • Stephen Glanville, English historian and egyptologist
  • Ernest Glanville, South African author
  • Ranulph Glanville, Anglo-Irish cybernetician, design researcher, theorist
  • James Glanville, Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom
  • Phil de Glanville, former English rugby union player
  • Christine Glanville, English puppeteer
  • Jerry Glanville, American football coach
  • Doug Glanville, former American Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Brian Glanville, English football writer and novelist

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