Gladson

The Strathclyde-Briton people of ancient Scotland were the first to use the name Gladson. The Gladson family lived at Gledstanes in Lanarkshire. The place-name itself is derived from the Old English words glede, which means kite, and stan, which means stone. In this case the word kite applies in its original sense as a bird of prey of the hawk family that is distinguished by its forked tail.