Clayer Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Clayer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the clayer,' a dauber or plasterer. compare 'cleymanne, a dauber': Prompt Parv. (Halliwell).
Simon le Clayere, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Clayer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 124 | 1:535,667 | 73,425 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Clayer (62) may also be a first name.
Clayer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the clayer,' a dauber or plasterer. compare 'cleymanne, a dauber': Prompt Parv. (Halliwell).
Simon le Clayere, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Clayer: the marl-digger. To this day, in the Fens of Cambridge, the fields are dressed by digging down below the vegetable mould to the greasy marl beneath, and this is spread as manure over the soil. But the clayer also dug the clay for kneading with straw for the building of cob-walls. As a surname, Claye.
Clayer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clayer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Clayer is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Clayer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Clayer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Clayer is the 1,465,390th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Clayer is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Clayer reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 62 people.
Clayer is most widespread in France, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 535,667. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 44 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 33 percent reside and Brittany, where 10 percent reside. Barring France this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
Clayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Clayer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Clayer last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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