Gladman

From glad +‎ man, a nickname for a cheerful person or a surname for the servant of a man called Glad.

Gladman (plural Gladmans)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gladman is the 38155^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 581 individuals. Gladman is most common among White (71.26%) and Black/African American (21.69%) individuals.

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