Cleaver Surname

35,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cleaver Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the cleaver,' i.e. mace-bearer. 'Clavia, a mace or club, as Strjeantia Gaviat is the Serjeancy of the Mace (Bailey). In a treaty agreed upon between the Mayor, Sheriffs, and Commonalty of Norwich in 1414, it was declared that 'the Mayor and twenty-four shall choose a common clerk, a coroner, two clavers, and eight constables; and the sixty common council shall choose a common speaker, one coroner, two clavers, and eight constables'; v.

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Cleaver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3201:57,3516,816
England4,6741:11,9211,752
Australia1,8241:14,8002,099
New Zealand7401:6,1191,028
Canada5881:62,6637,331
Wales3031:10,2131,132
South Africa981:552,83443,423
France741:897,604104,173
Scotland511:104,9777,051
Northern Ireland461:40,1093,723
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Trinidad and Tobago191:71,7885,445
Guam161:10,0081,526
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malta11:430,2723,380
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4841:9,8131,478
Wales451:34,8541,900
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4761:34,0234,073

Cleaver (359) may also be a first name.

Cleaver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the cleaver,' i.e. mace-bearer. 'Clavia, a mace or club, as Strjeantia Gaviat is the Serjeancy of the Mace (Bailey). In a treaty agreed upon between the Mayor, Sheriffs, and Commonalty of Norwich in 1414, it was declared that 'the Mayor and twenty-four shall choose a common clerk, a coroner, two clavers, and eight constables; and the sixty common council shall choose a common speaker, one coroner, two clavers, and eight constables'; v. Bromefield's Norfolk. Without doubt Cleaver is a corruption of Claver.

Simon le Claver, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Agnes le Claver, Norfolk, 1333: History of Norfolk.

John le Claver, Norfolk, 1333: ibid.

Walter le Claver, rector of All Saints, Norwich. ibid.

Henry le Claver. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

John le Clavier. Rotuli Normanniae in Turri Londinensi.

John Cleaver, rector of South Creak, Norfolk, 1669: History of Norfolk.

William Cleaver.

1653. Baptised — John, s. Samuell Cleaver: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1790. Married — Edward Cleaver and Sarah Dow: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 = Cleave or Cleve (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er.

2 perh. a form of Clever (as1 a nick­name) [Middle English cliver, ready to seize, allied to English cleave, to stick] 3? Splitter: cp. the modern trade of lath-cleaver or lath-splitter]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

One who cleaves wood. In forest districts, lath-cleaving is still a distinct occupation.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

English, one who cleaves; a dweller on a cleave or cliff.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the German, Kliewer; a personal name.

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

Cleaver Last Name Facts

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

Cleaver (Arabic: كليفر) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleaver? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,236th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 485,739 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Cleaver reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cleaver is also the 459,598th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 359 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6,320 people, or 1 in 57,351. In The United States Cleaver is most frequent in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 4 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Cleaver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cleaver has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cleaver last name rose 428 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 673 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 510 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cleaver Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Cleaver last name is predominantly Methodist (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cleaver surname are 16.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cleaver earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 159.23% more than the national average, earning R 616,032 per year; in United States they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $43,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.22% less than the national average, earning $49,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claver9227,995/
Clever927,836/
Cleave922,404/
Cleavr925/
Cleaves863,288/
Clavere86391/
Clavert86159/
Kleaver86119/
Cluever8696/
Clevert8649/
Cleever8630/
Cleuver8614/
Claveir8612/
Cliever8611/
Cleavey865/
Cleaved863/
Cleiver862/
Clesver862/
Claverd861/
Clauver861/
Cleverr860/
Cleavet860/
Cleover860/
Cleaber860/
Clave835,740/
Cleve832,150/
Cleavest8014/
Claveire801/
Clauvert801/
Cleiverr801/
Clayveer801/
Claivere800/
Kleavert800/
Klaver777,222/
Klever773,353/
Cleves772,274/
Clavet771,975/
Cleeve77929/
Cliver77792/
Clewer77755/
Clavey77654/
Cleber77410/
Claves77356/
Clevez7799/
Clavez7791/
Clavir7789/
Claber7776/
Clieve7731/
Clavee7715/
Clevet7714/
Clawer7710/
Cleavy774/
Claive774/
Cleive773/
Clauve773/
Cleved773/
Clavér773/
Cleava772/
Clayve772/
Cléver772/
Cláver772/
Cleveh771/
Cleyve771/
Clyver771/
Cleabe771/
Clevey770/
Clevir770/
Clevee770/
Claave770/
Claverová755/
Kleihaver751/
Cleverová751/
Kluever711,075/
Cleeves71421/
Kliever71381/
Kleuver71335/
Clevett71317/
Clebert71311/
Klavert71143/
Kleiver71117/
Kloever7162/
Klyaver7150/
Clauber7140/
Klevere7126/
Clabert7120/
Clamper7119/
Klaiver7114/
Kleever7112/
Cleiber7110/
Kliaver7110/
Klaverd719/
Clavett717/
Cleuber716/
Klavier715/
Clavère715/
Cellave715/
Cliverd714/
Clavire713/
Klayver712/
Clyveer712/
Clouver712/
Kleaber711/
Claewer711/
Clasuer711/
Cleveas711/
Cliavez711/
Cliewer711/
Clauves711/
Cleyber711/
Clévier711/
Clauvet711/
Clauwer711/
Clabier711/
Clhaves711/
Cleavis710/
Claiber710/
Claivir710/
Cleveis710/
Clive672,446/
Kleve671,556/
Clava67555/
Clevy67300/
Klave67272/
Clavé67147/
Clewe6764/
Clebe6748/
Clavi6735/
Claybert6731/
Clyve6713/
Clève6713/
Clewa6711/
Clavaire6711/
Cleavitt677/
Clabertt676/
Claubert674/
Clampfer673/
Clavy673/
Clevé672/
Klayvert672/
Klluever671/
Kleivier671/
Clayeber671/
Clevi671/
Clavè671/
Kellever671/
Clampher671/
Claueber671/
Cleiveis671/
Cleiyber671/
Clouvier671/
Kleuvert671/
Clawr670/
Kleveart670/
Claywier670/
Kleevert670/

Cleaver Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cleaver in the Arabic language
كليفرklyfr-

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