Cleather Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cleather Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Clether,' a parish seven miles from Camelford, Cornwall.

1604. Married — John Marriot and Katharine Cletar: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1684-5. George Cleeter and Ann Rogers: Marriage Lic (Faculty Office).

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Cleather Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307

Cleather (40) may also be a first name.

Cleather Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Clether,' a parish seven miles from Camelford, Cornwall.

1604. Married — John Marriot and Katharine Cletar: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1684-5. George Cleeter and Ann Rogers: Marriage Lic (Faculty Office).

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

From St. Cleather in Lesnewth hundred. Hals says, "For the name of St. Cleather, it refers to the vicar of the church, and in Cornish signifies a sacred or holy fencer or gladiator; a person that exercises a spiritual sword for offence or defence in a holy manner; and as in this place by the holy fencer is to be understood the vicar, so by his word is signified την μαχαριαν του πνευματτς ο'στι ςημα θεου, gladium Spiritus, quod est verbum Dei, i. e. the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." The local name is more probably from ledr, ledra, a cliff, a steep hill.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Clitheroe; a location name in Lancashire.

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

Cleather Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cleather is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleather? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cleather is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Cleather are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles. Cleather is also the 1,614,485th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 40 people.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England Cleather is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 44 percent are found, Greater London, where 33 percent are found and Surrey, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account England it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent are found and Czechia, where 9 percent are found.

Cleather Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cleather has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cleather last name decreased 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleauther941/
Cleater9315/
Clather932/
Kleather8824/
Clauther8814/
Clesther882/
Cleaster881/
Cleuther881/
Cleother880/
Clathier880/
Clater86478/
Cleter8617/
Cleate862/
Clauthier8213/
Clester80441/
Clayter80186/
Cloeter80157/
Claster80151/
Cleeter80117/
Clauter8088/
Claiter8018/
Clatter8014/
Cleuter804/
Cletter803/
Cleates801/
Cleoter801/
Cleaste800/
Klather800/
Chlater800/
Cleiter800/
Clete77990/
Clate7774/
Clautier7543/
Clouther7515/
Clastere7510/
Clauster755/
Cloither753/
Clautter751/
Claister751/
Clayster751/
Chlatter751/
Clithere750/
Cleutier750/
Cleuster750/
Cloete7160,089/
Clouthier711,677/
Clette71191/
Kleter71100/
Zlater7141/
Clates7135/
Clatte7127/
Klater7127/
Klethe7125/
Cleste715/
Cleite714/
Cletes713/
Clythe712/
Cleete712/
Cleyte712/
Chillater711/
Cloithier711/
Cletei711/
Cletie711/
Clatet711/
Clyter711/
Cluete710/
Cletez710/
Cliete710/
Kletter67663/
Clouter67594/
Kleiter67220/
Klueter67166/
Klatter67130/
Kleuter6793/
Cliette6788/
Clister6761/
Kloeter6719/
Cluette6718/
Cloette6718/
Clathis6712/
Clitter6711/
Kleyter677/
Cleetes677/
Cleetez676/
Khlathe675/
Chlatre674/
Klathet674/
Cleatis672/
Klauter672/
Cellete672/
Kloethe672/
Clattee671/
Cleetha671/
Cleitez671/
Clettes671/
Cllette671/
Clouete671/
Cluetir671/
Cluiter671/
Klaiter671/
Cloiter671/
Cellate671/
Clautyr671/
Cleytes671/
Cleytyr671/
Kleeter670/
Klaeter670/
Cillete670/
Clestes670/
Clattei670/
Clettey670/
Clyette670/

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