Glanville Family History

Glanville Surname Meaning

English (Cornwall and Devon): of Norman origin a habitational name from a place so called in Calvados France named from an ancient Germanic personal name of uncertain form and meaning + Old French ville ‘settlement’. This name has frequently been confused with Glanfield a habitational name from Glanvill Farm in Devon Clanville in Somerset and Hampshire or Clanfield in Hampshire or from some other place likewise named with Old English clǣne ‘clean’ (i.e. free of brambles and undergrowth) + feld ‘pasture open country’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Granville, Linville, Banville, Saville, Lavelle, Carville, Neville, Monville, Gunville, Moranville

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Where is the Glanville family from?

You can see how Glanville families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Glanville family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Glanville families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 39 Glanville families living in Ontario. This was about 30% of all the recorded Glanville's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Glanville families in 1911.

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What did your Glanville ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Glanville. 46% of Glanville men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Glanville women worked as a Stenographer.

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Farmer

46%

Labourer

14%

Laborer

14%

Income

10%

Stenographer

100%

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Census Record

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Passenger List

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What is the average Glanville lifespan?

Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Glanville life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1983. The average life expectancy for Glanville in 1956 was 48, and 79 in 2004.

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Glanville Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Glanville family from?

What did your Glanville ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

46%

Labourer

14%

Laborer

14%

Income

10%

Stenographer

100%

What Glanville family records will you find?

What is the average Glanville lifespan?

Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Glanville life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1983. The average life expectancy for Glanville in 1956 was 48, and 79 in 2004.

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