Glen Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Before spelling settled in the modern era, so Glenn could easily become Glen. In origin, the name means “Valley”.

• The 2010 US Census counted 2,794 people named Glen, ranking it number 11,302 among American surnames. It sits among the 25,000 most common last names in the country.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• You may also find the name written Glenne.
• Without the “n” of Glenn, Glen is a simpler written form of the same name.

Glen coat of arms

Arms linked to Glenn and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Glen report, with a museum-style coat of arms.