Gladwin (surname)
Gladwin is a medieval English surname meaning good friend (derived from Old English glæd + wine).[1][2] Notable people with the surname include:
- Chris Gladwin (cricketer) (born 1962), English cricketer
- Cliff Gladwin (1916–1988), English cricketer
- Derek Oliver Gladwin, Baron Gladwin of Clee (1930–2003), British trade unionist
- Harold S. Gladwin, American archaeologist, anthropologist and stockbroker
- Henry Gladwin (1729 or 1730–1791), British commander at Fort Detroit when it was besieged during Pontiac's Rebellion
- Joe Gladwin (1906–1987), British actor
- John Gladwin (born 1942), Bishop of Chelmsford in the Church of England
- Mary E. Gladwin (1861–1939), American nurse
- Phil Gladwin, television writer and script editor
- Thomas Gladwin (musician) (1710–1799), English composer and musician
- Thomas Gladwin (sheriff) (1629/30–1697), Sheriff of Derbyshire
See also[edit]
- Gladwin (disambiguation)#People, for people who use it as a forename
- Gladwyn, for the forename derived from the surname
References[edit]
- ^ "Last name: Gladwin". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Gladwin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". houseofnames.com. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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