Glendenning
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English
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Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in Dumfries, Scotland, perhaps from Scottish Gaelic gleann (“mountain valley, glen”) + dùn (“fortress”) + fionn (“white”).
Proper noun
Glendenning (plural Glendennings)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Glendenning is the 20770th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1272 individuals. Glendenning is most common among White (94.03%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Glendenning”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52.