Explore the Family Name Glos

The meaning of Glos

1. German: from an altered form of Klaus, a shortened form of the personal name Nikolaus (see Nicholas, compare Glass). 2. Polish: from głos ‘voice’, presumably applied as a nickname for someone with a loud, mellifluous, or otherwise remarkable voice.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Glos" has decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 62,396 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to rank 74,375, a decline of 19.2%. The number of people with the surname has also decreased, from 300 in 2000 to 260 in 2010, representing a decrease of 13.33%. Additionally, the proportion per 100k people has also dropped from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010, marking an 18.18% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,396	#74,375	-19.2%
Count	300	260	-13.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Glos

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname "Glos" identified as White, with 95.33% in 2000 and 93.85% in 2010. Although, there's been a slight decrease of 1.55% in this ethnicity over the decade. The proportion identifying with two or more races increased by 34.50% from 2.00% to 2.69% during the same period. Interestingly, there were no persons of Hispanic ethnicity with the Glos surname in 2000, but by 2010, 2.69% identified as Hispanic. The percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were negligible or remained constant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.33%	93.85%	-1.55%
Two or More Races	2%	2.69%	34.5%
Hispanic	0%	2.69%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.67%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%