Cleery Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Cleery 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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Cleery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Cleery (10) may also be a first name.

Cleery 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

Cleery Last Name Facts

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

Cleery is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cleery.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleery? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Cleery occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cleery are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cleery is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 33 percent are found, Arizona, where 22 percent are found and Connecticut, where 11 percent are found.

Cleery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cleery has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 10 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cleery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleerry920/
Clery913,250/
Cleary8346,209/
Cleere831,942/
Cleray8366/
Clerey8338/
Claery8330/
Cleroy8323/
Clerry8318/
Cleryd836/
Cleury832/
Cleiry832/
Clerys831/
Clerer831/
Cliery831/
Cleriy831/
Cleryh830/
Kleery830/
Cluery830/
Clowery77247/
Cellery77145/
Clearey7745/
Clearer774/
Cillery773/
Céllery771/
Scleary771/
Cleered771/
Clearay771/
Cleerre771/
Clearry771/
Cleirer771/
Schlery770/
Clergey770/
Clareey770/
Clere731,409/
Cleri731,018/
Clera73110/
Cléry7327/
Cliry734/
Klery732/
Zlery731/
Slery730/
Chillery71145/
Cuillery7168/
Schlerer712/
Celleriy711/
Chellery711/
Schlerey710/
Clerge675,752/
Clarey672,591/
Cleare671,861/
Cleret671,638/
Clairy67423/
Cleris67202/
Clerie67165/
Cleres67109/
Kleere6736/
Clerio6716/
Sleury6715/
Kleary6711/
Cleire6710/
Cloury676/
Klerry676/
Slehry674/
Cleara673/
Clerre673/
Cleiri672/
Slerer672/
Cleyra672/
Qleary672/
Claree672/
Cleure671/
Clerid671/
Clayry671/
Klerey671/
Cllera671/
Clesre671/
Sleary671/
Claury671/
Kleera671/
Scleri671/
Cuillerey671/
Cluere670/
Sleray670/

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