Explore the Family Name Glaspy

The meaning of Glaspy

Irish or Scottish: shortened form of Gillespie.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Glaspy has slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Glaspy was ranked as the 49,057th most popular surname in the United States, dropping to the 49,268th position in 2010, reflecting a marginal decline of 0.43%. However, despite the drop in rank, the count of individuals with the Glaspy surname increased during this period from 403 to 427, marking an increase of 5.96%. The proportion of individuals with the Glaspy surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 6.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,057	#49,268	-0.43%
Count	403	427	5.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Glaspy

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts in the ethnic identities associated with the Glaspy surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 53.35% to 51.76%, while those identifying as Black also saw a minor reduction from 43.18% to 41.45%. Notably, there was a significant increase in the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races, rising from 2.23% in 2000 to 3.75% in 2010, indicating a change of 68.16%. Additionally, the census registered an emergence of Hispanic representation, which was previously absent in 2000 and stood at 1.64% in 2010. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	53.35%	51.76%	-2.98%
Black	43.18%	41.45%	-4.01%
Two or More Races	2.23%	3.75%	68.16%
Hispanic	0%	1.64%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%