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