Where does the surname Glen come from?

Glen is Scottish Gaelic in origin.

How common is the surname Glen?

2,794 people in the United States had the surname Glen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 110,503 Americans. It ranked 11,302nd of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Glen most common?

Wikidata records people named Glen in the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Glen?

Glen is /ɡlɛn/, one syllable.

Is the surname Glen getting more or less common?

More common. 2,635 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,794 in 2010, up 6.0%.

Is Glen also a first name?

Yes. Glen is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Glen

A Scottish Gaelic place surname, carried by 2,794 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ɡlɛn/ 1 syllable Soundex G450 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Glen is more common than 93% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic for someone who lives in a valley.

Glen is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,794 people named Glen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 110,503 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,635.

#11,302

rank among US surnames

2,794

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #11,070)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,293	Branco	2,797	110,385
#11,296	Bartolo	2,796	110,424
#11,299	Kovac	2,795	110,464
#11,302	Rabago	2,794	110,503
#11,308	Gadd	2,793	110,543

Who is named Glen

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

67% of people named Glen identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.2%
Two or more races 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Glens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Georgie Glen
British actress, born 1956

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Glen

Glen has the Soundex code G450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G450.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Glen come from?: Glen is Scottish Gaelic in origin.
How common is the surname Glen?: 2,794 people in the United States had the surname Glen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 110,503 Americans. It ranked 11,302nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Glen?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Glen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Glen?: Georgie Glen, British actress.
Where is the surname Glen most common?: Wikidata records people named Glen in the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Glen?: Glen is /ɡlɛn/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Glen?: Glen is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Glen getting more or less common?: More common. 2,635 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,794 in 2010, up 6.0%.
Is Glen also a first name?: Yes. Glen is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.