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    The surname Gladman

    An occupational surname, carried by 581 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G435

    Gladman: #38,155 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Gladman #38,155, 581 people Gladman: #38,155 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Gladman #38,155, 581 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gladman is more common than 76.5% of them.

    Origin

    From glad + man, a nickname for a cheerful person or a surname for the servant of a man called Glad.

    Gladman is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 581 people named Gladman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 531,404 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 557.

    #38,155
    rank among US surnames
    581
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.3%
    change since 2000 (was #37,591)

    Who is named Gladman

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

    71% of people named Gladman identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 71%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 22%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
    • Two or more races 2.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Gladmans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Marjorie Gladman
      American tennis player, 1908–1999

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gladman

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Gladman come from?
    From glad + man, a nickname for a cheerful person or a surname for the servant of a man called Glad.
    How common is the surname Gladman?
    581 people in the United States had the surname Gladman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 531,404 Americans. It ranked 38,155th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gladman?
    In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Gladman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Gladman?
    Marjorie Gladman, American tennis player.
    Where is the surname Gladman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Gladman in the United States.
    What type of surname is Gladman?
    Gladman is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Gladman getting more or less common?
    More common. 557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 581 in 2010, up 4.3%.