Cleasby Surname

270,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Suriname

Cleasby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cleasby,' a parish near Darlington, North Riding of Yorkshire Clisbyis a variant, but like such variants is found far away from home. In its own district it is correctly Cleasby.

William de Clesehy, Lincolnshire, 1273.

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Cleasby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7621:73,1218,342
United States3131:1,158,01683,004
Australia2121:127,33813,906
Canada681:541,84745,466
Suriname261:21,2544,689
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3291:74,0898,135
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Cleasby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cleasby,' a parish near Darlington, North Riding of Yorkshire Clisbyis a variant, but like such variants is found far away from home. In its own district it is correctly Cleasby.

William de Clesehy, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johannes de Clesbe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1587. Philip Cleysbye and Anne Wood: Marriage Lic. (London).

1784. Married — William Clisby and Jane Clements: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Cleasby (Yorks) [Old Norse by-r, a settlement, farm: the first element is prob. a pers. name in the genit. case]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Enisand Musard, brother of Hasculf M., Baron of Staveley, and son of Roald, Viscount of Nantes 1050 (Lobineau, Hist. Bret. ii. 117), was created Constable of Richmond by Earl Alan c. 1070. From him descended the family of De Richmond, Constables of R. His younger son obtained from him Cleasby, near Richmond, with Witcliffe, Torp, and Gerlington (Domesd.; Burton, Mon. Ebor. 273). Hasculph de Cleseby occurs t. Henry I. (Mon. Angl. i. 838), and his nephew Hasculf t. Stephen (Ib.). Hasculf, son of Hasculf t. John, possessed lands near Richmond which were granted to Roald, Constable of Richmond, on the death of Hasculf in Bretagne, (Gale, Hon. Rich. Add. 272, 3). T. Henry III. Hasculf de Cleseby held Wycliffe, Thorpe, and Gerlington (Ib. 29). In the next reign the family assumed the name of Wycliffe, Robert de W. holding the above estates (Ib. 50), and witnessing a charter of the Earl of Richmond 1278 (Mon. Angl. ii. 197). From a younger son descended the family of Cleasby. John Wycliffe, the Reformer, was brother of William, son of Roger W., son of Alan de Moresby, son of Robert de Wycliffe. One of the judges bears the name.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cleasby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cleasby occurs most in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleasby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 270,160th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,046,777 people. The last name Cleasby occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Cleasby reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 762 people, or 1 in 73,121. In England it is mostly found in: Cumbria, where 18 percent live, Durham, where 17 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Apart from England Cleasby exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Cleasby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cleasby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cleasby surname grew 232 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 429 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cleasby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cleasby surname are 1.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Cleasby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.91% more than the national average, earning R 351,492 per year; in United States they earn 15.96% more than the national average, earning $50,037 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.86% less than the national average, earning $47,766 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleasbey930/
Cleaseby930/
Clasby921,226/
Clesby920/
Clasbey8641/
Clausby860/
Classby860/
Claesby860/
Cleusby860/
Claby831/
Cleby831/
Classbey801/
Clisby77851/
Cleavy774/
Claboy771/
Cleaba771/
Cleabe771/
Cleboy771/
Klasby770/
Clasvy770/
Clysby770/
Klausby716/
Cleavey715/
Cleabes712/
Clisbey711/
Cleaber710/
Clesbee710/
Clevy67300/
Clebe6748/
Claba6744/
Cliby6722/
Clabé6710/
Qlaby674/
Kleby673/
Clavy673/
Clabi671/
Chillaby671/
Klaby671/

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