Claver Surname
Approximately 27,995 people bear this surname
Claver Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the cleaver,' i.e. mace-bearer. 'Clavia, a mace or club, as Strjeantia Gaviat is the Serjeancy of the Mace (Bailey). In a treaty agreed upon between the Mayor, Sheriffs, and Commonalty of Norwich in 1414, it was declared that 'the Mayor and twenty-four shall choose a common clerk, a coroner, two clavers, and eight constables; and the sixty common council shall choose a common speaker, one coroner, two clavers, and eight constables'; v.
Read More About This SurnameClaver Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 16,450 | 1:596 | 157 |
| Rwanda | 6,201 | 1:1,833 | 444 |
| Spain | 1,848 | 1:25,299 | 2,660 |
| Philippines | 1,040 | 1:97,344 | 16,959 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| United States | 407 | 1:890,562 | 67,298 |
| France | 115 | 1:577,589 | 77,507 |
| Argentina | 89 | 1:480,263 | 35,686 |
| Suriname | 89 | 1:6,209 | 1,452 |
| Netherlands | 77 | 1:219,314 | 29,463 |
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| Mexico | 41 | 1:3,027,468 | 22,993 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Taiwan | 27 | 1:868,324 | 6,112 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Benin | 23 | 1:449,374 | 31,324 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Colombia | 13 | 1:3,674,929 | 15,922 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Bolivia | 9 | 1:1,179,604 | 5,290 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 79 | 1:635,680 | 42,122 |
The alternate forms: Clavér (3) & Cláver (2) are calculated separately.
Claver (33,300) may also be a first name.
Claver Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the cleaver,' i.e. mace-bearer. 'Clavia, a mace or club, as Strjeantia Gaviat is the Serjeancy of the Mace (Bailey). In a treaty agreed upon between the Mayor, Sheriffs, and Commonalty of Norwich in 1414, it was declared that 'the Mayor and twenty-four shall choose a common clerk, a coroner, two clavers, and eight constables; and the sixty common council shall choose a common speaker, one coroner, two clavers, and eight constables'; v. Bromefield's Norfolk. Without doubt Cleaver is a corruption of Claver.
Simon le Claver, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Agnes le Claver, Norfolk, 1333: History of Norfolk.
John le Claver, Norfolk, 1333: ibid.
Walter le Claver, rector of All Saints, Norwich. ibid.
Henry le Claver. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
John le Clavier. Rotuli Normanniae in Turri Londinensi.
John Cleaver, rector of South Creak, Norfolk, 1669: History of Norfolk.
William Cleaver.
1653. Baptised — John, s. Samuell Cleaver: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1790. Married — Edward Cleaver and Sarah Dow: St. George, Hanover Square.
One who cleaves wood. In forest districts, lath-cleaving is still a distinct occupation.
English, one who cleaves; a dweller on a cleave or cliff.
Claver Demographics
Average Male Claver Height
173.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Claver Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Claver Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Claver (Arabic: كلافير, Marathi: चावेर) occurs more in Burundi more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Clavér or Cláver. Click here for other possible spellings of Claver.
How Common Is The Last Name Claver? popularity and diffusion
It is the 19,592nd most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 260,316 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Claver live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 25,691st most commonly held forename globally, held by 33,300 people.
Claver is most commonly held in Burundi, where it is carried by 16,450 people, or 1 in 596. Barring Burundi this last name is found in 66 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 22 percent are found and Spain, where 7 percent are found.
Claver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Claver has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Claver last name grew 515 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Claver Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Claver last name are 41.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95% being registered with the political party.
The amount Claver earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $22,153,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.13% more than the national average, earning $44,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.83% less than the national average, earning $30,889 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Claver Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Claver in the Marathi language | ||
| चावेर | cavera | - |
| Claver in the Arabic language | ||
| كلافير | klafyr | - |
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