Glidden is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Glidden
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Glidden

How popular is Glidden?

Glidden is common in United States.

Glidden is ranked 70861 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Glidden bearers increased by 1.651652 per cent in 2010 US census to 4739 since 2000, the surname slipped by 381 spots and ranked at 7061. The last name was found in around 16 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.06 96.14
Hispanic or Latino 2.45 1.5
Others 1.5 1.54
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.57 0.34
Black 0.27 0.13
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.15 0.34
Glidden is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Cayman Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 6337 people have been found who wears Glidden as their family name. Glidden is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,500 Ghana3
54,135 Philippines2
219,873 France2
65,594 Belgium2
151,601 Spain1
31,584 Peru1
15,162 Costa Rica1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
118,015 Netherlands1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
2,613 The Bahamas1
36,678 Singapore1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
172,258 Germany1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
69,550 England48
12,692 Scotland33
16,226 New Zealand33
362 Cayman Islands18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
Countries with hundreds of Glidden:
14,569 Canada258
23,410 Australia104
Countries with thousands of Glidden:
6,729 United States5,729
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Maid Mary Glidden from Ireland aboard the Arrick from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 18 years old when she arrived in Boston on January 30, 1849. Patk. Glidden, aged 24, Mrs Glidden, aged Of unknown age, U Glidden, aged Of unknown age, Caroline Glidden, aged 30, Josephine Glidden, aged Born at sea, Workman Mathew Glidden, are other Glidden that migrated to US.

Glidden Namesakes

  • Deidre Glidden, David Glidden's mother
  • Laraine Masters Glidden, Author
  • Joseph Glidden, Inventor

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