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

The surname Cleery occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleery? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cleery is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cleery reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 10 people.

The last name Cleery is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 33 percent reside, Arizona, where 22 percent reside and Connecticut, where 11 percent reside.

Cleery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cleery has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 10 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cleery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally 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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