How common is the surname Glaser?

10,235 people in the United States had the surname Glaser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,166 Americans. It ranked 3,493rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Glaser?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Glaser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Glaser?

Donald Arthur Glaser, American physicist and neurobiologist (1926–2013), followed by Milton Glaser.

Where is the surname Glaser most common?

Wikidata records people named Glaser in the United States, Austria–Hungary and Cisleithania.

Is the surname Glaser getting more or less common?

Less common. 10,271 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,235 in 2010, down 0.4%.

The surname Glaser

A surname, carried by 10,235 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). Glaser is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,235 people named Glaser in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,166 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 10,271.

#3,493

rank among US surnames

10,235

people in 2010

3.5

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #3,199)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,484	Steed	10,250	30,122
#3,485	Penny	10,249	30,124
#3,486	Hiatt	10,247	30,130
#3,488	Israel	10,245	30,136
#3,489	Crooks	10,244	30,139
#3,490	Searcy	10,243	30,142
#3,491	Logsdon	10,242	30,145

Who is named Glaser

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

95% of people named Glaser identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Glasers

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Donald Arthur Glaser
American physicist and neurobiologist (1926–2013)
Milton Glaser
American graphic designer (1929–2020)
Paul Michael Glaser
American actor and director, born 1943
Nikki Glaser
American comedian (born 1984)
Eduard Glaser
Austrian archaeologist (1855–1908)
Jon Glaser
American actor, born 1968
Tompall Glaser
American country singer (1933–2013)
Julius Anton Glaser
Austrian jurist and politician, Minister of Justice 1871-1879
Lulu Glaser
American actress (1874-1958)

Notable Glasers come mostly from the United States (7), Austria–Hungary (1) and Cisleithania (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Glaser

Glaser 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 Glaser?: 10,235 people in the United States had the surname Glaser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,166 Americans. It ranked 3,493rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Glaser?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Glaser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Glaser?: Donald Arthur Glaser, American physicist and neurobiologist (1926–2013), followed by Milton Glaser.
Where is the surname Glaser most common?: Wikidata records people named Glaser in the United States, Austria–Hungary and Cisleithania.
Is the surname Glaser getting more or less common?: Less common. 10,271 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,235 in 2010, down 0.4%.