Gladwin

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Glædwine, which is composed of the elements glæd (“shining; joyful”) and wine (“friend”).

Proper noun

Gladwin (countable and uncountable, plural Gladwins)

1. (countable) A surname from Old English.
2. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
   1. A city, the county seat of Gladwin County, Michigan, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States.

Derived terms

• Gladwin County

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gladwin is the 40261^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 544 individuals. Gladwin is most common among White (93.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gladwin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 49.

Anagrams

• Walding, dwaling, walding