How common is the surname Gleason?

25,416 people in the United States had the surname Gleason in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,148 Americans. It ranked 1,395th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gleason?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Gleason identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gleason?

Jackie Gleason, American comedian and actor (1916–1987), followed by Paul Gleason.

Where is the surname Gleason most common?

Wikidata records people named Gleason in the United States.

How do you pronounce Gleason?

Gleason is /ˈɡliː.sən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Gleason getting more or less common?

More common. 25,007 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,416 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Gleason

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 25,416 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɡliː.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex G425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gleason is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Glasáin (“descendant of Glasán”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of glas (“green, blue, grey”).

Gleason is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,416 people named Gleason in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,148 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,007.

#1,395

rank among US surnames

25,416

people in 2010

8.6

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,293)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,386	Gregg	25,554	12,082
#1,387	Abrams	25,534	12,092
#1,388	Smart	25,528	12,094
#1,389	Beatty	25,510	12,103
#1,390	Serna	25,503	12,106
#1,391	Meier	25,486	12,114
#1,392	Robison	25,450	12,131

Who is named Gleason

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

92% of people named Gleason identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gleasons

16 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jackie Gleason
American comedian and actor (1916–1987)
Paul Gleason
American actor (1939–2006)
Mary Pat Gleason
American actress (1950–2020)
Tim Gleason
American ice hockey player, born 1983
Andrew Gleason
American mathematician (1921-2008)
James Gleason
American actor (1882-1959)
Henry Gleason
American ecologist (1882-1975)
Kate Gleason
American engineer and businesswoman (1865–1933)
Michael Gleason
American rower (1876–1923)
Russell Gleason
American actor (1907-1945)
Adda Gleason
American actress (1888-1971)
Lucile Gleason
American actress, political activist (1888-1947)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gleason

Gleason has the Soundex code G425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G425.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gleason come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Glasáin (“descendant of Glasán”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of glas (“green, blue, grey”).
How common is the surname Gleason?: 25,416 people in the United States had the surname Gleason in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,148 Americans. It ranked 1,395th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gleason?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Gleason identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gleason?: Jackie Gleason, American comedian and actor (1916–1987), followed by Paul Gleason.
Where is the surname Gleason most common?: Wikidata records people named Gleason in the United States.
How do you pronounce Gleason?: Gleason is /ˈɡliː.sən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Gleason?: Gleason is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Gleason getting more or less common?: More common. 25,007 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,416 in 2010, up 1.6%.