How common is the last name Glenn?

48,549 people in the United States have the last name Glenn, about 1 in 6,157. It ranks #686 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GLENN

#686

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
48,549
About
1 in 6,157
This common or more
35.5%
Who bears it

Of the 48,549 people with the last name Glenn, 59% reported their origin as White, 31.8% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Glenn

#684 Kane · 48,826#685 Harrell · 48,672#687 Guevara · 48,503#688 Wiggins · 48,358

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Glenn, most common first.

#3,715 Glynn · 9,304#12,441 Glen · 2,382#51,779 Gleen · 434#58,068 Glenny · 378#81,829 Glenna · 249#108,023 Glean · 175#113,565 Glann · 164#120,164 Glinn · 152

Also a first name

As a first name, Glenn ranks #383 of 53,615, with 145,760 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1962, with 7,389 births. See Glenn as a first name

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