Explore the Family Name Glassford

The meaning of Glassford

Scottish (Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire): habitational name from Glassford in Strathaven (Lanarkshire).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Glassford has seen a slight decline in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, Glassford ranked 26,855th most common surname, with a total count of 851 individuals carrying the name. However, by 2010, despite a small increase in the overall count to 861, the surname had dropped in rank to 27,869th and its proportion per 100,000 people had decreased by 9.38%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,855	#27,869	-3.78%
Count	851	861	1.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.29	-9.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Glassford

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that there have been some shifts among those bearing the Glassford surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals identifying as Glassfords are predominantly of White ethnicity, accounting for 94.54% in 2010, down slightly from 94.83% in 2000. There was a notable decrease in the percentage of Black individuals carrying the Glassford surname, going from 2.35% in 2000 to 1.51% in 2010. Interestingly, while there were no Glassfords of Hispanic ethnicity in 2000, by 2010 this group accounted for 1.39% of all Glassfords. The data also shows a slight increase in the number of individuals of two or more races identifying as Glassfords, rising from 1.18% in 2000 to 1.28% in 2010. It's important to note that the data for Asian/Pacific Islander was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.83%	94.54%	-0.31%
Black	2.35%	1.51%	-35.74%
Hispanic	0%	1.39%	0%
Two or More Races	1.18%	1.28%	8.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.82%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%