How common is the surname Gladden?

7,271 people in the United States had the surname Gladden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,463 Americans. It ranked 4,846th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gladden?

Washington Gladden, American pastor (1836-1918).

Where is the surname Gladden most common?

Wikidata records people named Gladden in the United States.

Is the surname Gladden getting more or less common?

More common. 6,909 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,271 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Gladden

A surname, carried by 7,271 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gladden is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,271 people named Gladden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,463 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,909.

#4,846

rank among US surnames

7,271

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,688)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,837	Das	7,289	42,358
#4,838	Lowman	7,284	42,387
#4,839	McKeon	7,283	42,393
#4,840	Creighton	7,282	42,398
#4,841	Knudson	7,278	42,422
#4,842	Walling	7,275	42,439
#4,843	Chi	7,273	42,451

Who is named Gladden

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

59% of people named Gladden identified as white (not Hispanic), 35% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 59%
Black (not Hispanic) 35%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gladdens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Washington Gladden
American pastor (1836-1918)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gladden

Gladden has the Soundex code G435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G435.

Questions

How common is the surname Gladden?: 7,271 people in the United States had the surname Gladden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,463 Americans. It ranked 4,846th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gladden?: In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Gladden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 35% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gladden?: Washington Gladden, American pastor (1836-1918).
Where is the surname Gladden most common?: Wikidata records people named Gladden in the United States.
Is the surname Gladden getting more or less common?: More common. 6,909 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,271 in 2010, up 5.2%.