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)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A town in Weakley County, Tennessee, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States.
4. An unincorporated community 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 1395^th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 51.

Anagrams

• Angelos, Nogales, engaols, esolang, losange, salogen