How common is the surname Gladney?

5,012 people in the United States had the surname Gladney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,601 Americans. It ranked 6,729th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gladney?

Paul Mooney, American comedian, writer, social critic, television and film actor.

Where is the surname Gladney most common?

Wikidata records people named Gladney in the United States.

Is the surname Gladney getting more or less common?

More common. 4,663 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,012 in 2010, up 7.5%.

The surname Gladney

A surname, carried by 5,012 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). Gladney is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,012 people named Gladney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,601 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,663.

#6,729

rank among US surnames

5,012

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,678)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,725	Poff	5,021	61,491
#6,726	Peavy	5,016	61,552
#6,727	Stanek	5,014	61,577
#6,729	Gladney	5,012	61,601

Who is named Gladney

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

71% of people named Gladney identified as Black (not Hispanic), 24% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 71%
White (not Hispanic) 24%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Gladneys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Mooney
American comedian, writer, social critic, television and film actor, 1941–2021

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gladney

Gladney 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 Gladney?: 5,012 people in the United States had the surname Gladney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,601 Americans. It ranked 6,729th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gladney?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Gladney identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 24% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gladney?: Paul Mooney, American comedian, writer, social critic, television and film actor.
Where is the surname Gladney most common?: Wikidata records people named Gladney in the United States.
Is the surname Gladney getting more or less common?: More common. 4,663 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,012 in 2010, up 7.5%.