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

Glimp, 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 Glimp surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Glimp in America

Glimp is the 153769th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Glimp surname appeared 106 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 Glimp.

We can also compare 2010 data for Glimp 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 Glimp

The surname GLIMP is believed to have originated in Germany during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old High German word "glimpfen," which means "to glance or glimpse." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who had a keen eye or a watchful demeanor.

In the 13th century, the name GLIMP appeared in various Germanic regions, such as Bavaria and Saxony. It was often spelled as "Glympf" or "Glympfe" in ancient records and manuscripts from that era. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents from Brandenburg, Germany, dating back to 1261.

During the 14th century, the GLIMP surname began to spread across other parts of Europe, including the Netherlands and England. In the Dutch province of Friesland, the name was recorded as "Glimpe" in the Fries Archief, a compilation of archival records from the region, dated around 1375.

One notable figure bearing the GLIMP surname was Hans Glimp, a German clockmaker who lived in the 16th century. He is credited with creating some of the earliest mechanical clocks in the city of Nuremberg, Germany, where he resided and worked.

In the 17th century, a branch of the GLIMP family settled in England, where the name was sometimes anglicized to "Glimps" or "Glimpse." John Glimps, born in 1632 in Oxfordshire, was a prominent landowner and local magistrate during his time.

The 18th century saw the emergence of Johann Friedrich Glimp, a German scholar and theologian born in 1712 in Saxony. He authored several works on theology and philosophy, and served as a professor at the University of Leipzig until his death in 1785.

Another notable GLIMP was Maria Glimp, a Dutch painter who lived in the 19th century. Born in 1825 in Amsterdam, she was renowned for her landscape and still life paintings, many of which are now housed in various museums across the Netherlands.

In the early 20th century, Gustav Glimp, a German engineer and inventor born in 1880 in Berlin, made significant contributions to the development of early automobiles. He held several patents related to vehicle suspension systems and engine technologies.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Glimp

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

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

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