Gladwin (surname)

Gladwin is an English surname derived from the Middle English name Glad(e)wine (or Gledwine), which is composed of words meaning "cheerful" and "friend". 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 military leader
 * 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
 * Walter Gladwin (1902–1988), New York City politician