Explore the Family Name Gladman

The meaning of Gladman

English (Sussex and Middlesex): from the Middle English personal name Gladman, Old English Glædmann. See Glad.

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How common is the last name Gladman in the United States?

The surname Gladman experienced a minor decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010, according to data drawn from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Gladman ranked 37,591 in terms of popularity but fell to 38,155 in 2010, constituting a 1.5% drop. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 557 in 2000 to 581 in 2010, reflecting a growth of 4.31%. The proportion per 100,000 people marginally decreased by 4.76%, settling at 0.2 in 2010 from 0.21 in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,591	#38,155	-1.5%
Count	557	581	4.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gladman

In terms of ethnicity, the Gladman surname saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010, as indicated by data from the Decennial U.S. Census. Individuals identifying as White held the majority, standing at 74.15% in 2000 and decreasing slightly to 71.26% in 2010. Those identifying as Black accounted for 22.62% in 2000 and fell to 21.69% in 2010. Noteworthy was the increase in those identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 1.44% in 2000 to 3.10% in 2010, a change of 115.28%. Meanwhile, the percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander shifted from 0.90% in 2000 to none reported in 2010. There was also a new appearance in 2010 of those identifying with two or more races at 2.75%. No data was recorded for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74.15%	71.26%	-3.9%
Black	22.62%	21.69%	-4.11%
Hispanic	1.44%	3.1%	115.28%
Two or More Races	0%	2.75%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%