Cleg Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Cleg Surname Definition:

The name Mac Leog in the ogam character, which is probably connected with the Irish Mac Liacc or Mac Liag, was discovered by Professor Rhys on a stone at the Friary, Arbory. Mac Liag would easily become Cleg and Clague.

'Mac Liag, Chief Poet of Erinn, ’ a.

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Cleg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Cleg (13) may also be a first name.

Cleg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The name Mac Leog in the ogam character, which is probably connected with the Irish Mac Liacc or Mac Liag, was discovered by Professor Rhys on a stone at the Friary, Arbory. Mac Liag would easily become Cleg and Clague.

'Mac Liag, Chief Poet of Erinn, ’ a.d. 1014.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

It is just possible that this name may be derived from kleggi, 'a horse-fly'. We may note that the name Porsteinn Clegge, where Clegge is a nickname, is found in the Landnámabóc.

In 1405 Gilbert Cleg received letters of protection from Henry IV. to come to the Isle of Man.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Cleg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cleg is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Cleg occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 35 percent of Cleg reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cleg is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.

Cleg is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 40 percent live, Mississippi, where 20 percent live and New Jersey, where 20 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 18 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Cleg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cleg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cleg last name decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cleg Last Name Statistics demography

Cleg earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.82% less than the national average, earning $8,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clegg8927,305/
Cleeg896/
Clegs895/
Clegt892/
Cleig890/
Scleg890/
Cleag890/
Clg864/
Cleugh80445/
Schleg8065/
Cleggs8029/
Cleigh8019/
Cilleg802/
Clegue802/
Dclegg801/
Cleagg801/
Cleagh800/
Clec75154/
Kleg7545/
Sleg7536/
Clek7517/
Clig7514/
Clex756/
Clgk752/
Dclg751/
Cclg751/
Cjlg751/
Clgc751/
Clgx751/
Clgz751/
Clkg751/
Clqg751/
Clgh751/
Schleig73205/
Cleague7330/
Schlieg731/
Cleigue731/
Schlegg731/
Chlegue731/
Scleigh730/
Cleek671,800/
Chlek67674/
Slegt67383/
Schleigh67333/
Clyke67300/
Cleak67251/
Shleg67237/
Slegg67181/
Slegh67169/
Cílek67125/
Cleck6787/
Cligg6740/
Chelg6740/
Chleq6733/
Klegg6725/
Chilg678/
Szleg678/
Claig676/
Cliek675/
Cleix675/
Cleke674/
Cleac673/
Celgh673/
Sleig673/
Kyleg672/
Schlechg672/
Czlek671/
Kleag671/
Klieg671/
Qlegg671/
Clect671/
Cluig671/
Ccqlg671/
Schliegg671/
Clike671/
Qlegp671/
Sclek671/
Xlekg671/
Sclig670/
Kleig670/
Clayg670/
Sleag670/

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