Clayer Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1241:535,66773,425
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Clayer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clayer is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clayer? popularity and diffusion

Clayer is the 1,465,390th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname Clayer is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Clayer live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,246,114th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 62 people.

The last name Clayer is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 535,667. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 44 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 33 percent reside and Brittany, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account France this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Clayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clayer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Clayer surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sclayer921/
Claer91165/
Clyer912/
Clayr910/
Schlayer86318/
Clauer83702/
Slayer83241/
Klayer83163/
Claerr83131/
Clajer8370/
Clayre8328/
Clawer8310/
Claier833/
Jlayer832/
Clayjr832/
Cloyer831/
Cleyer831/
Clayor831/
Schlaer7731/
Shlayer7710/
Slayher772/
Clauier771/
Cloyher770/
Clagger770/
Clayard770/
Clair7317,236/
Clear736,030/
Cloer732,015/
Cluer73759/
Claur73670/
Cleer73461/
Klaer73452/
Clier73119/
Cleur73101/
Slyer7346/
Cleir7332/
Klayr733/
Klyer732/
Slaer731/
Cloyr730/
Schleyer712,066/
Schlauer71256/
Schlaier71149/
Schloyer7143/
Schlawer7133/
Schlyyer712/
Claggerr711/
Cshlauer711/
Schluyer710/
Claire6720,340/
Claure6710,816/
Clower673,304/
Cleare671,861/
Klauer671,850/
Kleyer67547/
Sloyer67440/
Klawer67203/
Šlajer67145/
Sclear6794/
Sclair6780/
Cleard6770/
Slajer6756/
Sluyer6746/
Shlaer6740/
Kloyer6737/
Slauer6734/
Šlauer6723/
Klayar6716/
Sleyer6712/
Cleire6710/
Klajer6710/
Chleir679/
Klaier677/
Klaehr675/
Slaier674/
Claird674/
Clejer672/
Cllier672/
Zlgaer672/
Tclair672/
Slayar672/
Cklear671/
Slyerr671/
Dclair671/
Shlyer671/
Slyyer671/
Claiar671/
Klayerová671/
Sliaer671/
Slayor671/
Slawer671/
Schlleyer671/
Clouer671/
Clhair671/
Clairr671/
Cleure671/
Cloyre670/
Schlagger670/
Chloer670/
Cleier670/

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