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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 3 |
| Cambridgeshire | 3 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 113 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 38 |
| Devon | 6 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 12 |
| Essex | 21 |
| Gloucestershire | 3 |
| Hampshire | 12 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 6 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 13 |
| Lancashire | 912 |
| Leicestershire | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 23 |
| London | 85 |
| Middlesex | 47 |
| Northumberland | 14 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 12 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 30 |
| Warwickshire | 16 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 4 |
| Yorkshire | 3,789 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 8 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 423 |
| Weaver | 47 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 33 |
| Cotton Weaver | 31 |
| Woollen Weaver | 29 |
| None | 23 |
| Private Means | 22 |
| Farmer | 22 |
| General Labourer | 21 |
| Labourer | 19 |
| Worsted Spinner | 19 |
| At Home | 18 |
| Cotton Spinner | 17 |
| Carter | 15 |
| Dressmaker | 15 |
| House Keeper | 15 |
| Housekeeper | 14 |
| Cloth Weaver | 14 |
| Assisting In Business | 13 |
| Weaver Woollen | 13 |
| House Painter | 12 |
| Wollen Weaver | 12 |
| Cloth Finisher | 12 |
| Teamer | 12 |
| School Girl | 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 |