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The surname Glisson is associated with many potential variants, including Glasson, Glezen, Glisane, Glison, Glisson, Glosson, Glyssane, Glysson, O Gliasáin, O'Glassane, Ó Glasáin, Ó Glesáin, and many more.
Global Distribution
Today there are only about 5000 people named Glisson in the entire world, so it is a relatively rare surname. It's variants are also relatively uncommon. It is most commonly found in the US, followed by South Africa, Australia, England & Canada. In 1880-1881, there were 579 occurrences of the name in the US, with 36 in England and 1 in Scotland.
Source: http://forebears.io/surnames/glisson
Other variants of Glisson are more rare and altogether it appears that there are only about 11,000 people in the world today who bear these surnames.
Surname Origins
Various surname dictionaries ascribe the origins of the name to be Irish (associated with the name Gleeson) or British (with various possible origins in England & Wales). See Phillip Glisson's excellent website for more detailed information.
It is only be testing lots of Glisson males that the true origins of the Glisson surname and its many variants will be identified.
Ordering a DNA Test
If you are interested in testing and are a male, please order the Y-DNA-37 test by clicking on the JOIN button within the photograph above and follow the instructions. Detailed step-by-step instructions can be found here (they are for the Farrell Project but the same steps apply for the Glisson Project).
Global Distribution
Today there are only about 5000 people named Glisson in the entire world, so it is a relatively rare surname. It's variants are also relatively uncommon. It is most commonly found in the US, followed by South Africa, Australia, England & Canada. In 1880-1881, there were 579 occurrences of the name in the US, with 36 in England and 1 in Scotland.
| Country | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,565 | 8,215 | |
| South Africa | 183 | 30,064 | |
| Australia | 82 | 28,444 | |
| England | 54 | 64,420 | |
| Canada | 9 | 212,166 | |
| Brazil | 2 | 139,444 | |
| Italy | 1 | 153,416 | |
| France | 1 | 277,603 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 83,428 | |
| Colombia | 1 | 24,771 |
Source: http://forebears.io/surnames/glisson
Other variants of Glisson are more rare and altogether it appears that there are only about 11,000 people in the world today who bear these surnames.
|
Glasson |
4562 |
|
Glezen |
240 |
|
Glisane |
? |
|
Glison |
21 |
|
Glisson |
4900 |
|
Glosson |
1314 |
|
Glysen |
1 |
|
Glyssane |
? |
|
Glysson |
? |
|
O Gliasáin |
? |
|
O'Glassane |
? |
|
Ó Glasáin |
? |
|
Ó Glesáin |
? |
|
total : |
11038 |
Surname Origins
Various surname dictionaries ascribe the origins of the name to be Irish (associated with the name Gleeson) or British (with various possible origins in England & Wales). See Phillip Glisson's excellent website for more detailed information.
It is only be testing lots of Glisson males that the true origins of the Glisson surname and its many variants will be identified.
Ordering a DNA Test
If you are interested in testing and are a male, please order the Y-DNA-37 test by clicking on the JOIN button within the photograph above and follow the instructions. Detailed step-by-step instructions can be found here (they are for the Farrell Project but the same steps apply for the Glisson Project).