Cleghorne Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Cleghorne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cleghorne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Jamaica361:79,7213,712
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
England161:3,482,379114,324
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Cleghorne Last Name Facts

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

Cleghorne is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleghorne? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,290,735th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. Cleghorne occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Cleghorne are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 3,815,357. In The United States Cleghorne is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 69 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States Cleghorne exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Cleghorne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cleghorne has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cleghorne last name expanded 679 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cleghorne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cleghorne surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90% being registered with the party.

The amount Cleghorne earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.23% more than the national average, earning $50,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.73% less than the national average, earning $47,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleaghorne950/
Cleghorn945,689/
Clegorne943/
Cleghhorn892/
Clegghorn891/
Clieghorn890/
Cleaghorn890/
Clegorn881/
Kleghorn822/
Clighorn822/
Clegharn820/
Kleghorni781/
Klegghorn780/
Kilgorne711/
Kelgorn636/
Kilgorn630/
Kelgoren590/
Kleingarn56210/
Kilgarn500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cleghorne
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