Glasgow (surname)

Glasgow or Glasgo is a surname of Scottish origin, often derived from the city of Glasgow. Notable people with the name include:

Ecclesiastical and Civic Figures (13th–15th Century)

• John de Glasgu (fl. 1259), chaplain to Bishop Gamelin and possibly the earliest known bearer of the surname ^{[1] [2]}
• John of Glasgow (fl. 1287–1289), monk of Holyrood Abbey
• Andrew de Glasgow (fl. 1289), burgh official overseeing escheats for the Exchequer
• John de Glasgu (fl. 1343), royal servant compensated for services to the king's table
• Master John de Glasgow (c. 1340–before 1419), Vicar of St. Mary's and Canon of Moray

Reformation and Post-Reformation Clergy (16th–17th Century)

• John Glasgow M.A. (fl. 1568), Minister of Kilbirnie (1614–1629)
• John Glasgow (1653–1721), Minister of Kilbirnie in the Presbytery of Irvine
• John Glasgow (1690–1764), Esq. of Craig, a prominent Scottish merchant and civic leader who served three terms as Provost of Irvine, Ayrshire
• Robert Glasgow, M.D. (b. 1693), Scottish surgeon at Kilbirnie and chamberlain (factor) to the Viscount of Garnock; resident at Puddockholm and estate manager for Kilbirnie and Glengarnock

18th and 19th Century Gentry and Legal Figures

• Sir Robert Glasgow of Mountgreenan (1747–1827), Scottish landowner and West Indies merchant.
• Alexander Glasgow (1792–1873), Scottish merchant and landowner, founder of Alexander Glasgow & Co., purchaser of estates in County Cork and Waterford including Oldcourt and Kilmanahan Castle ^[3]

Military and Public Service

• William Glass (born William Glasgow; 1786–1853), Scottish soldier and founder of the settlement on Tristan da Cunha
• William Glasgow (general) (1876–1955), Australian military officer and diplomat
• Harold G. Glasgow (1929–2020), United States Marine Corps Major General
• James Glasgow (c. 1735–1819), American politician, first Secretary of State of North Carolina
• Carl Glasgow (1883–1954), Australian politician
• Bob Glasgow (1942–2023), American Democratic Party politician
• Hugh Glasgow (1769–1818), American politician
• Michaela Frey ( née Glasgo; born 1992/1993), Canadian politician

Law and Academia

• Maude Glasgow (1876–1955), Irish-born American physician and public health pioneer
• Oliver Glasgow, British barrister
• Don Glasgo, American professor of music, affiliated with the Giant Country Horns

Arts and Literature

• Ellen Glasgow (1873–1945), American novelist, winner of the 1942 Pulitzer Prize
• William Glasgow (art director) (1906–1972), American art director
• Robert Glasgow (1925–2008), American organist and music educator
• Alex Glasgow (1935–2001), British singer-songwriter and scriptwriter
• Kathleen Glasgow (born 1969), American author of young adult fiction
• Scott Glasgow, 21st-century American composer

Sports

• Wayne Glasgow (1926–2000), American basketball player
• George Glasgow (1931–2013), American basketball player and soccer coach
• Nesby Glasgow (1957–2020), American football player
• Chad Glasgow (born 1972), American football coach
• Gary Glasgow (born 1976), Trinidadian soccer player
• Byron Glasgow (born 1979), English footballer
• Cameron Glasgow (born 1966), Scottish rugby union player
• Graham Glasgow (born 1992), American football player
• Ryan Glasgow (born 1993), American football player
• Jordan Glasgow (born 1996), American football player
• Harry Glasgow (1929–2016), Scottish football player and manager
• Ron Glasgow (1930–2024), Scottish rugby union player
• Walter Glasgow (born 1957), American Olympic sailor

References

1. "Gamelin, Bishop of St Andrews, People of Medieval Scotland" . Retrieved 2024-09-09.
2. Watt, D.E.R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, Scottish Record Society, Edinburgh, 1969.
3. "Estate: Glasgow (Oldcourt and Kilmanahan)". Landed Estates Database. Retrieved 2025-03-21.