Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
GLEN
There are approximately 5,314 people named Glen in the UK. That makes it the 1,986th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 84 are named Glen.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
GlennGeen
Glon
Gloe
Gleen
Glew
Galen
Gllen
Gloene
Glennn
Glens
Glewne
Glun
Gluen
G'Len
Ghlen
Gluin
Glune
Glunn
Glonn
Glown
Gloun
G'Lenn
Glin
Glowen
Glewny
Glons
The Glen surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
1" GLEN. A common syllable in Celtic names of places, as Glendinning, Glendor, Glencaglis, Glenister, Glenfield, Glcnham, Glenuio, Glenuj', and Glenton.