Clary Surname

28,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Clary Surname Definition:

= Cleary, q.v.

Clary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,9861:22,6742,847
France1,8051:36,7994,526
England2161:257,95420,673
Canada2101:175,45517,539
Italy1201:509,63951,223
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Panama291:134,9054,585
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
India181:42,614,743461,117
Austria181:473,08046,251
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Saint Lucia111:16,2531,328
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Marshall Islands81:6,4781,058
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
China41:341,830,39216,990
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2941:82,9098,826
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Wales91:174,2686,522
Isle of Man61:9,045877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1231:12,1801,578

Clary (4,303) may also be a first name.

Clary Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Cleary, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Possibly from Cleri, near Alencon in Normandy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Gaelic Cleireach, a clerk, a clergyman, a writer. A noted family of historians whose estates were in the county of Donnegal, Ireland.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Lucas de Clarai occurs in Normandy 1198 (Mag. Rot. Scac.). The arms of the English family of Clary occur in Hobson; and are those of De Clare, with a label.

The Norman People (1874)

Clary Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Clary Come From? nationality or country of origin

Clary (Arabic: كلاري) is found most in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clary? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 28,812th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 391,005 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Clary live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. Clary is also the 105,460th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 4,303 people.

The last name Clary is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 15,986 people, or 1 in 22,674. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Virginia, where 8 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 59 countries. It is also common in France, where 10 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Clary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Clary has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 388 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 27 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 76 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Clary Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Clary last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Clary last name are 12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Clary earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 12.61% more than the national average, earning €33,816 per year; in United States they earn 2.02% less than the national average, earning $42,277 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.78% more than the national average, earning $57,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleary9146,209/
Clarey912,591/
Clarry91805/
Clarys91491/
Clairy91423/
Claray9133/
Claroy914/
Clgary913/
Clayry911/
Claury911/
Cliary910/
Claary910/
Clairay83216/
Cellary83112/
Clarrey8348/
Clearey8345/
Clairey832/
Clearry831/
Clariey831/
Clarray831/
Clearay831/
Scleary831/
Clarrys831/
Clareey830/
Cleaury830/
Sclarey830/
Clara8025,093/
Clare8024,119/
Clari801,348/
Clory80205/
Klary80156/
Claré8061/
Clará809/
Slary802/
Clarj801/
Czellary7715/
Chillary770/
Schlarey770/
Clahreys770/
Claire7320,340/
Claure7310,816/
Claret735,371/
Clares734,058/
Cleare731,861/
Claris731,446/
Clariz73198/
Clario73176/
Clarit73161/
Sclare7382/
Claura7374/
Clarie7372/
Clorey7342/
Klarry7341/
Clarez7334/
Clarra7331/
Clayre7328/
Clairé7320/
Clarge7320/
Kleary7311/
Clauri739/
Slaary739/
Klaray737/
Cloury736/
Clarid736/
Claira736/
Clarer735/
Clasri735/
Clared734/
Clarre733/
Clarea733/
Cleara733/
Claree732/
Qleary732/
Slarry732/
Clayra732/
Cleiry732/
Clarés732/
Clareh732/
Cllara732/
Cliari732/
Clahre731/
Clarep731/
Clarri731/
Cllare731/
Sleary731/
Clhari731/
Clarét731/
Sclari731/
Clarêt731/
Slaryd731/
Clauré731/
Sllary731/
Clarei731/
Cliara731/
Slaury730/
Cliare730/
Cleory730/
Slatry730/
Klarey730/
Claare730/
Clorry730/
Cloryd730/
Cloryp730/
Schlattry710/
Schlathry710/
Clairet672,323/
Clarijs67944/
Cillari67268/
Clarich67240/
Clarett67182/
Clearie67148/
Clairis67114/
Killary6798/
Clarris6796/
Gillary6789/
Clarret6756/
Claritt6745/
Claurio6721/
Cellari6719/
Klarycz6717/
Kellary6715/
Claires6713/
Clarish6713/
Claures6713/
Chlaari6712/
Clairge6711/
Clarije679/
Clariss678/
Clarhed677/
Cillare676/
Clarist676/
Clareet675/
Clearer674/
Chlatre674/
Clairre674/
Cellare674/
Clauret674/
Claraia673/
Clauris673/
Celláry673/
Clarrie672/
Sclaure672/
Clairee672/
Claurie672/
Schlare672/
Clarech672/
Clayres672/
Claisri672/
Cleares671/
Sillary671/
Chllare671/
Chllari671/
Chlorey671/
Clarrea671/
Clarrio671/
Claruit671/
Clarets671/
Clahare671/
Clairer671/
Clleari671/
Clhares671/
Zellary671/
Clarest671/
Claysri671/
Cllares671/
Claruis670/
Cloorey670/
Slattry670/
Slatrey670/
Chlohry670/
Clohrey670/
Claroit670/
Slarrey670/
Clourey670/
Claurre670/
Clearis670/
Clairie670/
Cleorey670/

Clary Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Clary in the Arabic language
كلاريklary-
كلارىklary-

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