Cleary Surname

12,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cleary Surname Definition:

(Celtic-Latin) Clerk, Priest [Irish clérech = Gaelic cleireach; Latin cleric-us] (Anglo-French-Latin + Celtic) belonging to Cléry (France) = prob. the Estate of Clarus [the mod. suff. -y represents the Latin- Gaulish possess. suff.

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Cleary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States22,2371:16,3002,068
Ireland6,5581:718121
Australia6,3581:4,246615
England5,6831:9,8041,442
Canada2,3881:15,4292,260
New Zealand6601:6,8611,161
Scotland5421:9,8781,372
Northern Ireland4751:3,884772
Wales2831:10,9351,219
South Africa1871:289,72028,200
Jamaica1551:18,5161,673
Argentina1151:371,68228,832
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Chile461:382,96710,457
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
France341:1,953,609166,012
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Panama71:558,8949,437
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4,8671:910154
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0101:24,1343,351
Scotland1561:23,9952,225
Wales631:24,8951,432
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4711:14,4681,849

Cleary (292) may also be a first name.

Cleary Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic-Latin) Clerk, Priest [Irish clérech = Gaelic cleireach; Latin cleric-us] (Anglo-French-Latin + Celtic) belonging to Cléry (France) = prob. the Estate of Clarus [the mod. suff. -y represents the Latin- Gaulish possess. suff. -ác -um]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MacGiolla Arraith Is MacAlery in Sligo and became MacC1eary on migration to Ulster. IF 86; Map Ant

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Cleireach (cleric or clerk).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Cleary Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cleary (Arabic: كليري) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Cleary click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleary? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,158th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 157,708 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Cleary are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 516,683rd most numerous forename worldwide, borne by 292 people.

The last name Cleary is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 22,237 people, or 1 in 16,300. In The United States Cleary is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Massachusetts, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 69 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Cleary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cleary has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cleary surname increased 641 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 135 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 563 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 347 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 449 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cleary Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland and Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Cleary last name are 3.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cleary earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 142.45% more than the national average, earning R 576,156 per year; in United States they earn 12.48% more than the national average, earning $48,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.5% less than the national average, earning $49,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clearey9245/
Clearry921/
Clearay921/
Clary9118,638/
Clery913,250/
Clarey832,591/
Cleare831,861/
Clarry83805/
Clarys83491/
Clairy83423/
Cleray8366/
Clerey8338/
Claray8333/
Claery8330/
Cleroy8323/
Clerry8318/
Kleary8311/
Cleery839/
Cleryd836/
Claroy834/
Clgary833/
Cleara833/
Qleary832/
Cleury832/
Cleiry832/
Clayry831/
Clerys831/
Claury831/
Cliery831/
Cleriy831/
Cliary830/
Claary830/
Cleryh830/
Cluery830/
Clowery77247/
Clairay77216/
Clearie77148/
Cellery77145/
Cellary77112/
Clarrey7748/
Clearer774/
Cillery773/
Cleares771/
Clariey771/
Clarray771/
Céllery771/
Clleari771/
Clarrys771/
Clareey770/
Clergey770/
Clearis770/
Cleerry770/
Clara7325,093/
Clare7324,119/
Clere731,409/
Clari731,348/
Cleri731,018/
Klary73156/
Clera73110/
Claré7361/
Cléry7327/
Clará739/
Cliry734/
Klery732/
Zlery731/
Clarj731/
Chillery71145/
Cuillery7168/
Czellary7115/
Celleriy711/
Chellery711/
Cleatriz711/
Killeary710/
Chillary710/
Clerge675,752/
Claret675,371/
Clares674,058/
Cleere671,942/
Cleret671,638/
Claris671,446/
Cleris67202/
Clariz67198/
Clario67176/
Clerie67165/
Clarit67161/
Cleres67109/
Claura6774/
Clarie6772/
Klarry6741/
Clarez6734/
Clarra6731/
Clairé6720/
Clarge6720/
Clerio6716/
Cleire6710/
Clauri679/
Klaray677/
Cloury676/
Klerry676/
Clarid676/
Claira676/
Clarer675/
Clasri675/
Clared674/
Clarre673/
Clarea673/
Clerre673/
Claree672/
Cleyra672/
Clayra672/
Cleiri672/
Clarés672/
Clareh672/
Cllara672/
Cliari672/
Klerey671/
Clarep671/
Clarri671/
Clesre671/
Cllare671/
Clhari671/
Clarét671/
Clerer671/
Clarêt671/
Cuillerey671/
Cllera671/
Cleure671/
Clauré671/
Clarei671/
Cliara671/
Clerid671/
Cliare670/
Cluere670/
Klarey670/
Claare670/
Kleare670/
Kleery670/

Cleary Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cleary in the Arabic language
كليريklyry-

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