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

Glomb, 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 Glomb surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Glomb in America

Glomb is the 45740th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Glomb surname appeared 467 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 Glomb.

We can also compare 2010 data for Glomb 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 Glomb

The surname Glomb has its origins in the region of Silesia, which spans parts of modern-day Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic. It is believed to have emerged during the late medieval period, around the 14th or 15th century. The name is thought to be derived from the Slavic word "glomb," meaning "lump" or "clod," possibly referring to an occupation or physical characteristic of the name's earliest bearers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Glomb can be found in the Silesian town of Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) in the late 15th century. A document dated 1487 mentions a certain Hans Glomb, a merchant and landowner within the city's walls. This suggests that the name had already established itself in the region by that time.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various records across Silesia, such as church registers and land deeds. One notable figure was Christoph Glomb, born in 1542 in the village of Großdorf (now Wielka Wieś, Poland), who served as a Lutheran pastor and authored several religious texts.

As the centuries passed, the Glomb surname spread beyond Silesia, carried by individuals and families who migrated to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas. In the late 18th century, a Johann Glomb from the town of Neustadt (now Prudnik, Poland) is recorded as having settled in the German state of Saxony, where he established a successful farming operation.

The 19th century saw several notable individuals bearing the Glomb surname. Gustav Glomb (1801-1876), a Prussian industrialist and inventor, patented several innovations in the textile industry and owned factories in Silesia and Brandenburg. Meanwhile, in the United States, Jacob Glomb (1832-1911), an immigrant from Bavaria, served as a Union soldier during the American Civil War and later became a successful businessman in Ohio.

Other historical figures with the Glomb surname include: Franz Glomb (1856-1932), an Austrian architect who designed several notable buildings in Vienna; Wanda Glomb (1908-1986), a Polish writer and translator known for her work in children's literature; and Günter Glomb (1925-2001), a German football player who represented East Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Glomb

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

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

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