Find out how popular the last name Gladue is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gladue.

Gladue, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gladue surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gladue in America

Gladue is the 41100th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gladue surname appeared 530 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Gladue.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gladue to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gladue

The surname Gladue has its origins in France, with its earliest recorded instances dating back to the 12th century. It is thought to have derived from the Old French word "glade," which means a clearing or open space in a forest. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near or worked in a forested area.

The Gladue surname can be traced back to the region of Normandy in northern France. Records from the 13th century show variations of the name, such as Gladieu and Gladieux, appearing in local parish registers and medieval manuscripts. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in the Trésor des Chartes, a collection of royal charters from the French monarchy, where a certain Guillaume Gladue is mentioned in a document dated 1268.

As the name spread across France, it became associated with various places and localities. For example, the village of Glatigné in the Pays de la Loire region was once known as "Gladue" in ancient documents, indicating a potential connection between the surname and this particular location.

Among notable historical figures bearing the Gladue surname, one can mention Étienne Gladue, a French soldier who fought in the Hundred Years' War during the 15th century. Records indicate that he was born around 1395 and participated in several battles against the English forces.

Another individual of note is Jean-Baptiste Gladue, a French explorer and fur trader who lived in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He is known for his travels throughout the Great Lakes region of North America, where he traded with various Native American tribes.

In the realm of literature, Pierre Gladue was a French poet and playwright who lived during the 16th century. Born around 1530, he is best known for his works such as "Le Théâtre de la Vie Humaine" and "Les Amours Pastorales."

Moving into the 19th century, Marie-Antoinette Gladue was a French artist and painter who gained recognition for her portraiture and still-life works. She was born in 1825 and exhibited her paintings at various Parisian salons throughout her career.

Finally, one cannot overlook Pierre-Étienne Gladue, a prominent French architect from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in 1862, he was responsible for designing several notable buildings in Paris, including the Théâtre de la Gaîté and the Église Saint-Honoré-d'Eylau.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gladue

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gladue.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gladue was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gladue has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gladue was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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