Gledhill Name Meaning: This is a locational surname deriving from a place called 'Gledhill' in Yorkshire. Gleoda 'kite' + hyll 'hill'.
Locational surnames were acquired by the lord of the manor, and local landowners.The first recorded spelling is that of 'Adam De Gledehyll',dated 1277.
Discover how your Gledhill ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 60 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 15 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 2 |
| Essex | 3 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 2 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 527 |
| Leicestershire | 3 |
| Lincolnshire | 12 |
| London | 41 |
| Middlesex | 8 |
| Northumberland | 5 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 3 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 12 |
| Sussex | 5 |
| Staffordshire | 3 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 3,204 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 583 |
| Woollen Weaver | 85 |
| Coal Miner | 46 |
| General Labourer | 35 |
| Cotton Weaver | 32 |
| Dress Maker | 31 |
| Worsted Spinner | 31 |
| Cotton Spinner | 30 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 28 |
| Cotton Operative | 25 |
| Living On Own Means | 23 |
| Worsted Weaver | 23 |
| Farmer | 22 |
| Cotton Piecer | 21 |
| Blacksmith | 18 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| Grocer | 16 |
| Carter | 15 |
| Woollen Spinner | 14 |
| Weaver | 13 |
| Worsted Drawer | 13 |
| Cotton Reeler | 12 |
| Stone Mason | 12 |
| Cloth Weaver | 12 |
| Joiner | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Gledhill | 2,151 |
| John Gledhill | 1,732 |
| Sarah Gledhill | 1,445 |
| William Gledhill | 1,234 |
| James Gledhill | 1,110 |
| Elizabeth Gledhill | 1,009 |
| Joseph Gledhill | 931 |
| Hannah Gledhill | 861 |
| George Gledhill | 796 |
| Thomas Gledhill | 723 |
| Ann Gledhill | 646 |
| Jane Gledhill | 490 |
| Martha Gledhill | 481 |
| Emma Gledhill | 460 |
| Annie Gledhill | 457 |
| Alice Gledhill | 397 |
| Charles Gledhill | 392 |
| Eliza Gledhill | 377 |
| Samuel Gledhill | 360 |
| Henry Gledhill | 349 |
| Arthur Gledhill | 338 |
| Ellen Gledhill | 326 |
| Walter Gledhill | 269 |
| Emily Gledhill | 252 |
| Albert Gledhill | 248 |