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

Glave, 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 Glave surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Glave in America

Glave is the 59324th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Glave surname appeared 341 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 Glave.

We can also compare 2010 data for Glave 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 Glave

The surname Glave has its origins in France, with records dating back to the early 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old French word "glave," meaning a sword or lance. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a person skilled with such weapons or possibly a soldier or knight.

One of the earliest known references to the surname appears in the 'Livre des Bourgeois de Reims' (Book of Burghers of Reims) from around 1190, which lists a 'Robert Glave' among the inhabitants of the city of Reims. This indicates that the name was already well-established in the Champagne region of northeastern France by the late 12th century.

The surname is also found in other medieval French records, such as the 'Registres d'Impôts de la Ville de Paris' (Tax Records of the City of Paris) from the 14th century, which mentions a 'Jehan Glave' as a resident of Paris. This suggests that the name had spread to other parts of France by this time.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname was Guillaume Glave, a French knight who fought in the Hundred Years' War during the late 14th century. He was known for his bravery and skill with the lance, which may have been a reference to the meaning of his surname.

In England, the surname appears to have arrived with French immigrants following the Norman Conquest of 1066. One of the earliest recorded instances is in the 'Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire' from 1166, which lists a 'Robert de Glave' as a landowner in the county.

Another notable individual was Sir John Glave, an English soldier and explorer who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He served in the English army and later led expeditions to the West Indies, becoming one of the first Englishmen to explore parts of the Caribbean.

In the United States, the surname Glave can be traced back to French Huguenot immigrants who arrived in the 17th and 18th centuries, many settling in areas such as New York and South Carolina. One of the earliest recorded individuals was Pierre Glave, a Huguenot refugee who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina, in the late 1600s.

Overall, the surname Glave has a rich history spanning several centuries and countries, with its origins rooted in medieval France and a possible connection to the world of arms and warfare.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Glave

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

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 Glave 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 Glave 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 Glave was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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