Glad History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Glad family

The surname Glad was first found in Staffordshire and Lincolnshire where Gladuin(e) was first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. 1 In Latin, the place name was listed as Gladuin-us and Gleduin-us. 2

While both counties are listed in the Domesday Book, Staffordshire was the county that had the first listing for the family: Glad(e)wine was listed at Burton, Staffordshire c. 1113. A few years later, Henry and Peter Gladwine were listed at Winton, Hampshire in 1148 and Robert Gledewyne was later listed in the Assize Rolls of Kent in 1317. 3

This latter source continues to note that the name "was unrecorded in Old English, but fairly common in the 12th century." 3

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed Walter Gladewyne and Roger Gladewine as both holding lands in Cambridgeshire at that time. 4

Two sources notes that the name could have been a nickname for "merry or kind friend from the [Old English glaed + wine, friend] " 2 or "kind friend" 5

Early History of the Glad family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Glad research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1180, 1455, 1487 and 1668 are included under the topic Early Glad History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Glad Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gladwin, Gladwine, Gladewin, Gladwind, Gladwyne, Cladwin, Cladwine and many more.

Early Notables of the Glad family

Distinguished members of the family include

Thomas Gladwin (fl.1668) of Tupton Hall, in the parish of Wingerworth near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1668...
One of his descendants was General Henry Gladwin...

Glad Ranking

In France, the name Glad is the 7,811^st most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 6

Glad migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Glad Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Erich Glad, who landed in New York in 1791 7
Erick Glad, who arrived in New York in 1791 7

Glad Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Eugene Glad, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1857 7
Alajos Glad, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States, in 1892
Anna K. Glad, who immigrated to the United States, in 1892
Elina S. Glad, aged 11, who settled in America, in 1893
Fredrika G. Glad, aged 44, who immigrated to the United States, in 1893

Glad Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Brita Glad, aged 17, who landed in America, in 1901
Anna Glad, who settled in America, in 1903
Anton Glad, aged 23, who landed in America from Rake, Austria, in 1909
Antonia Glad, aged 16, who immigrated to America from Lubla, Austria, in 1909
Agnes Glad, aged 20, who landed in America, in 1909
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Glad (post 1700) +

John Glad (1941-2015), American academic
Thoralf Glad (1878-1969), Norwegian gold medalist sailor at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Emil Glad (1929-2009), Croatian actor

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)