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    The surname Glenn

    A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 51,043 people in the United States.

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

    Glenn: #669 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Glenn #669, 51,043 people Glenn: #669 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Glenn #669, 51,043 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Glenn is more common than 99.6% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    A surname from Scottish Gaelic, variant of Glen.

    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 51,043 people named Glenn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,049 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 49,241.

    #669
    rank among US surnames
    51,043
    people in 2010
    17
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.7%
    change since 2000 (was #627)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #660Heath51,8775,951
    #661Foley51,8655,953
    #662Atkins51,6715,975
    #663Mathews51,5925,984
    #664Bonilla51,4755,998
    #665Acevedo51,3516,012
    #666Benitez51,2886,020

    Who is named Glenn

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

    61% of people named Glenn identified as white (not Hispanic), 33% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 61%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 33%
    • Two or more races 2.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Glenns

    13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • John Glenn
      American astronaut and politician (1921–2016)
    • Scott Glenn
      American actor, born 1941
    • Amber Glenn
      American figure skater, born 1999
    • Kimiko Glenn
      American actress, born 1989
    • Roy Glenn
      American actor (1914-1971)
    • Tyree Glenn
      American recording artist; trombonist (1912–1974)
    • Annie Glenn
      American advocate (1920-2020)
    • Otis F. Glenn
      American politician (1879–1959)
    • Diana Glenn
      Australian actress, born 1974
    • Wendy Glenn
      British actress, born 1985
    • Mike Glenn
      American basketball player (born 1955)
    • Brianna Glenn
      American long jumper, born 1980

    Notable Glenns come mostly from the United States (11), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Glenn

    Glenn 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 Glenn come from?
    Glenn is Scottish Gaelic in origin.
    How common is the surname Glenn?
    51,043 people in the United States had the surname Glenn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,049 Americans. It ranked 669th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Glenn?
    In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Glenn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Glenn?
    John Glenn, American astronaut and politician (1921–2016), followed by Scott Glenn.
    Where is the surname Glenn most common?
    Wikidata records people named Glenn in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Glenn?
    Glenn is /ɡlɛn/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Glenn getting more or less common?
    More common. 49,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 51,043 in 2010, up 3.7%.
    Is Glenn also a first name?
    Yes. Glenn 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.