Gleeson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gleeson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gleeson family

Profession Census Frequency
Labourer 27
Scholar 21
Servant 15
Tailor 11
House Servant 10
General Servant 4
Laundress 4
Dress Maker 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
Forge Labourer 3
Private Army 3
At Home 3
Dock Labourer 3
Assistant 3
Bricklayer 3
Charwoman 3
Domestic Servant 3
House Keeper 2
Railway Labourer Crewe Works 2
Hawker 2
Laborer 2
Market Garden Labourer 2
Scholar St Patricks 2
Dealer 1
Bricklayer Laborer 1

Gleeson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gilson 57% 15,904
2 Gleeson 100% 5,445
3 Glason 71% 657
4 Gelson 71% 564
5 Gulson 57% 458
6 Goulson 57% 431
7 Gleason 86% 380
8 Gileson 71% 362
9 Golson 57% 362
10 Eagleson 63% 216
11 Galson 57% 180
12 Gleson 86% 146
13 Gluson 71% 144

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The surname Gleeson is the 2nd most popular variant of Gilson.

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