Cleary Surname
Approximately 46,209 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22,237 | 1:16,300 | 2,068 |
| Ireland | 6,558 | 1:718 | 121 |
| Australia | 6,358 | 1:4,246 | 615 |
| England | 5,683 | 1:9,804 | 1,442 |
| Canada | 2,388 | 1:15,429 | 2,260 |
| New Zealand | 660 | 1:6,861 | 1,161 |
| Scotland | 542 | 1:9,878 | 1,372 |
| Northern Ireland | 475 | 1:3,884 | 772 |
| Wales | 283 | 1:10,935 | 1,219 |
| South Africa | 187 | 1:289,720 | 28,200 |
| Jamaica | 155 | 1:18,516 | 1,673 |
| Argentina | 115 | 1:371,682 | 28,832 |
| Thailand | 73 | 1:967,649 | 148,690 |
| Chile | 46 | 1:382,967 | 10,457 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Denmark | 28 | 1:201,597 | 16,538 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Ecuador | 14 | 1:1,136,132 | 15,474 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4,867 | 1:910 | 154 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,010 | 1:24,134 | 3,351 |
| Scotland | 156 | 1:23,995 | 2,225 |
| Wales | 63 | 1:24,895 | 1,432 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,471 | 1:14,468 | 1,849 |
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]
MacGiolla Arraith Is MacAlery in Sligo and became MacC1eary on migration to Ulster. IF 86; Map Ant
(Irish) Grandson of Cleireach (cleric or clerk).
From the Gaelic Cleireach, a clerk, a clergyman, a writer. A noted family of historians whose estates were in the county of Donnegal, Ireland.
Cleary Demographics
Cleary Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
Cleary Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cleary in the Arabic language | ||
| كليري | klyry | - |
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