Explore the Family Name Gladwin

The meaning of Gladwin

English: from the Middle English personal name Glad(e)wine, Gledwine from an Old English Glædwine, composed of the elements glæd ‘shining, joyful’ + wine ‘friend’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gladwin saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 38,771st in terms of popularity, but slipped to 40,261th by 2010, a decrease of approximately 3.84%. Despite this fall in rank, the actual number of people with the surname Gladwin increased from 536 to 544, signifying a growth of 1.49%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000, there was a decrease of 10%, going from 0.2 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,771	#40,261	-3.84%
Count	536	544	1.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gladwin

Regarding the ethnicity of those carrying the Gladwin surname, the majority identified as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of White individuals with this surname decreased slightly from 95.52% in 2000 to 93.57% in 2010. The data also showed a small increase in the percentages identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black, with changes from 0 to 2.02% and 1.87 to 2.02% respectively. However, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic dropped by 34.37%, going from 2.24% in 2000 to 1.47% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races emerged at 0.92% in 2010, while the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0.00% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.52%	93.57%	-2.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.02%	0%
Black	1.87%	2.02%	8.02%
Hispanic	2.24%	1.47%	-34.37%
Two or More Races	0%	0.92%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%