Cleish Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Cleish Surname Definition:
CLEISH: From Cleisn in Fife. Gilbert de Cles was one of an assize of marches in Fife in 1230 (RD., 196), and in the following year made a gift of ten shillings annually to the monks of Dunfermline (ibid., 192). In 1488 there is mention of the land of vmqwhyll Johne of Clech in Dunfermline (DBR.
Read More About This SurnameCleish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Cleish (3) may also be a first name.
Cleish Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
CLEISH: From Cleisn in Fife. Gilbert de Cles was one of an assize of marches in Fife in 1230 (RD., 196), and in the following year made a gift of ten shillings annually to the monks of Dunfermline (ibid., 192). In 1488 there is mention of the land of vmqwhyll Johne of Clech in Dunfermline (DBR., 1).
Cleish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cleish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cleish occurs in Jamaica more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cleish click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cleish? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,742,229th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Cleish are found; 50 percent are found in Caribbean and 50 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 7,463,778th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 3 people.
Cleish is most widely held in Jamaica, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 2,869,947. In Jamaica Cleish is primarily found in: Middlesex County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Jamaica it exists in one country. It is also common in Yemen, where 50 percent reside.
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