How common is the surname Glasgow?

9,078 people in the United States had the surname Glasgow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,010 Americans. It ranked 3,913th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Glasgow?

Wayne Glasgow, American basketball player (1926–2000), followed by Walter Glasgow.

Where is the surname Glasgow most common?

Wikidata records people named Glasgow in the United States.

Is the surname Glasgow getting more or less common?

More common. 8,621 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,078 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname Glasgow

A surname, carried by 9,078 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Glasgow is more common than 97.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,078 people named Glasgow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,010 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,621.

#3,913

rank among US surnames

9,078

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,774)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,908	Merriman	9,085	33,984
#3,910	Cady	9,084	33,988
#3,911	See	9,081	33,999
#3,913	Glasgow	9,078	34,010

Who is named Glasgow

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

75% of people named Glasgow identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Glasgows

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Wayne Glasgow
American basketball player (1926–2000)
Walter Glasgow
American sailor, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Glasgow

Glasgow has the Soundex code G420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G420.

Questions

How common is the surname Glasgow?: 9,078 people in the United States had the surname Glasgow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,010 Americans. It ranked 3,913th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Glasgow?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Glasgow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Glasgow?: Wayne Glasgow, American basketball player (1926–2000), followed by Walter Glasgow.
Where is the surname Glasgow most common?: Wikidata records people named Glasgow in the United States.
Is the surname Glasgow getting more or less common?: More common. 8,621 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,078 in 2010, up 5.3%.