Gleason
English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Glasáin (“descendant of Glasán”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of glas (“green, blue, grey”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡlisən/
Proper noun
Gleason (countable and uncountable, plural Gleasons)
- A surname from Irish.
- A town in Weakley County, Tennessee, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States.
Derived terms
- Gleasonian
- Gleason score
- Gleason's theorem
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gleason is the 1395th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 25416 individuals. Gleason is most common among White (92.38%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gleason”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 51.
Anagrams
- Angelos, Nogales, engaols, esolang, losange, salogen