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Glenn


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Origin Of The Surname Glenn

Meaning Of The Surname Glenn

From the Valley

Interesting Facts About Glenn

Glenn is a locational surname coming from any of the places so-called or similarly spelled for example Glynn in Wales. Locational surnames were traditionally given to someone who had moved away to a new area, whereby they were assigned the name of their original home as a surname to differentiate them from the other townspeople. The place name itself comes from ‘glen’ a word used across medieval Britain to refer to a valley.

Glenn Statistics

Glenn is the number 1499 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 6,569 share the surname Glenn in the UK.

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