How common is the surname Glaeser?

1,055 people in the United States had the surname Glaeser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,650 Americans. It ranked 23,920th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Glaeser?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Glaeser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Glaeser?

Edward Glaeser, American economist (born 1967).

Where is the surname Glaeser most common?

Wikidata records people named Glaeser in the United States.

Is the surname Glaeser getting more or less common?

More common. 1,012 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,055 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname Glaeser

A surname, carried by 1,055 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G426

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Glaeser is more common than 85.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,055 people named Glaeser in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 292,650 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,012.

#23,920

rank among US surnames

1,055

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #23,428)

Who is named Glaeser

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

95% of people named Glaeser identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Glaesers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Glaeser
American economist (born 1967)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Glaeser

Glaeser has the Soundex code G426, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G426.

Questions

How common is the surname Glaeser?: 1,055 people in the United States had the surname Glaeser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,650 Americans. It ranked 23,920th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Glaeser?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Glaeser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Glaeser?: Edward Glaeser, American economist (born 1967).
Where is the surname Glaeser most common?: Wikidata records people named Glaeser in the United States.
Is the surname Glaeser getting more or less common?: More common. 1,012 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,055 in 2010, up 4.2%.