Glenn is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Glenn
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Germany, England
Meaning:

Dweller in the glen or valley.

The lastname is a form of Glen. A common syllable in Celtic nmaes of places, as Glendinning, Glendor, Gleneaglis, Glenister, Glenfield, Glenham, Glennie, Glenny, and Glenton.

It signifies a vale, or rather a narrow valley, formed by two acclivities bound ing a stream or river, which gives rise to the local name. Thus Glenalmond is the glen or valley of the river Almond, Glenapp, that of the App, etc.

Lastname is a variant form of Glenny. A place at Abernyte, in Perthshire.

Family name Glenn is a variation of Glen. Of that Ilk, in Scotland.

How popular is Glenn?

Glenn is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Northern Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Scotland.

Glenn is ranked 7241 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Glenn bearers increased by 3.66 per cent in 2010 US census to 51043 since 2000, the surname slipped by 42 spots and ranked at 669. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 61.41 63.64
Black 32.78 32.18
Others 2.39 1.62
Hispanic or Latino 2.32 1.61
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.63 0.6
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.48 0.36
Glenn is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Northern Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 78379 people have been found who wears Glenn as their family name. Glenn is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Glenn:
609 United States68,048
Countries with thousands of Glenn:
3,089 England2,524
1,679 Australia2,372
2,659 Canada1,951
Countries with hundreds of Glenn:
401 Northern Ireland937
970 Jamaica337
2,999 New Zealand264
26,485 South Africa205
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
2,864 Ireland138
3,856 Scotland129
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,259 Afghanistan91
25,838 Kenya90
1,436 Guyana82
2,152 Trinidad and Tobago77
4,243 Wales70
174,557 Thailand59
7,170 Dominican Republic54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,088 Germany50
111,794 Nigeria45
11,429 Iraq42
1,208 Belize41
6,278 Singapore39
140,201 Brazil38
137,318 Philippines36
26,679 Mexico30
10,911 Liberia29
200,772 France23
431,471 India20
6,003 Panama18
42,433 Sweden17
327,276 Indonesia16
6,189 Paraguay16
1,043 United States Virgin Islands16
25,792 Denmark15
15,474 Estonia15
3,592 Costa Rica13
26,891 Qatar12
1,223 Barbados11
78,311 Netherlands11
27,512 United Arab Emirates11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
111,742 Malaysia10
11,581 Ghana9
59 Palau9
33,931 Venezuela9
21,385 Ecuador8
3,029 Guam8
2,872 Jersey7
20,155 Taiwan7
11,702 China6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Samul Glenn from Ireland aboard the Sea King from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 28 years old when he arrived in USA on April 29, 1846. James Glenn (31) Workman, 26 years old John Glenn, Robert Glenn (25) Tailoress, 13 years old John Glenn, Dann. Glenn (25) Workman, Gabriel Glenn, aged 20, Spinster Mary Glenn, 21 years old Thomas Glenn, and 40 other Glenn around 65.71% of whom were workman while others worked as tailoress and spinster, servant migrated to US from Liverpool, Dublin and Glasgow.

From Germany

18 years old laborer Christoph Glenn who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on June 4, 1884 by Hohenstaufen put out from Bremen. 23 years old Eliz. Glenn, J. Glenn (23), 58 years old John Glenn, Laborer Christian Glenn, are other Glenn that migrated to US.

Glenn Namesakes

  • Darrell Glenn, made his mark
  • Luther Glenn, prominent Georgia lawyer, politician
  • Annie Glenn, American advocate for people with disabilities and communication disorders as well as the widow of former astronaut and Senator John Glenn
  • Hugh J. Glenn, prominent businessman and politician in California
  • Alice Glenn, Irish Fine Gael politician
  • Christopher Glenn, American radio and television news journalist
  • Brianna Glenn, American long jumper
  • Lloyd Glenn, pioneer of the "West Coast" blues style
  • Devon Glenn,
  • Lawrence Alexander Glenn, U.S. bishop
  • John Glenn, John Herschel Glenn Jr
  • Robert Broadnax Glenn, 51st Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina
  • Scott Glenn, American actor
  • Terry Glenn, American football wide receiver
  • Roy Glenn, Roy Edwin Glenn, Sr
  • Aaron Glenn, former football cornerback
  • John Thomas Glenn, 31st Mayor of Atlanta
  • Tarik Glenn, former American football offensive tackle
  • Otis F. Glenn, Republican United States Senator
  • Kevin Glenn, Kevin Glenn, Jr
  • Thomas L. Glenn, attorney and politician from Idaho
  • Stanley Glenn, baseball catcher with the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro Leagues
  • Marshall Glenn, player and coach of American football and basketball and a physician
  • Tyree Glenn, American trombone player
  • Vencie Glenn, former American football safety
  • Jason Glenn, former American football linebacker
  • Rudy Glenn, retired American soccer player
  • Cheryl Glenn, member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing Maryland's 45th legislative district which is situated
  • Rhonda Glenn, American sportscaster
  • Milton W. Glenn, American Republican Party politician
  • Mike Glenn, American former professional basketball player
  • Diana Glenn, Australian actress with many credits

Glenn Namesakes

  • Darrell Glenn, made his mark
  • Luther Glenn, prominent Georgia lawyer, politician
  • Annie Glenn, American advocate for people with disabilities and communication disorders as well as the widow of former astronaut and Senator John Glenn
  • Hugh J. Glenn, prominent businessman and politician in California
  • Alice Glenn, Irish Fine Gael politician
  • Christopher Glenn, American radio and television news journalist
  • Brianna Glenn, American long jumper
  • Lloyd Glenn, pioneer of the "West Coast" blues style
  • Devon Glenn,
  • Lawrence Alexander Glenn, U.S. bishop
  • John Glenn, John Herschel Glenn Jr
  • Robert Broadnax Glenn, 51st Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina
  • Scott Glenn, American actor
  • Terry Glenn, American football wide receiver
  • Roy Glenn, Roy Edwin Glenn, Sr
  • Aaron Glenn, former football cornerback
  • John Thomas Glenn, 31st Mayor of Atlanta
  • Tarik Glenn, former American football offensive tackle
  • Otis F. Glenn, Republican United States Senator
  • Kevin Glenn, Kevin Glenn, Jr
  • Thomas L. Glenn, attorney and politician from Idaho
  • Stanley Glenn, baseball catcher with the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro Leagues
  • Marshall Glenn, player and coach of American football and basketball and a physician
  • Tyree Glenn, American trombone player
  • Vencie Glenn, former American football safety
  • Jason Glenn, former American football linebacker
  • Rudy Glenn, retired American soccer player
  • Cheryl Glenn, member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing Maryland's 45th legislative district which is situated
  • Rhonda Glenn, American sportscaster
  • Milton W. Glenn, American Republican Party politician
  • Mike Glenn, American former professional basketball player
  • Diana Glenn, Australian actress with many credits

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