Clerie Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

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

Clerie Surname Definition:

Recorded in Galloway, 1684 (Parish). From Macchlery, which see.

Clerie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Haiti121:890,32611,483
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
England21:27,859,030389,889
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

The alternate forms: Clérié (3) are calculated separately.

Clerie (121) may also be a first name.

Clerie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Recorded in Galloway, 1684 (Parish). From Macchlery, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Clerie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clerie has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant: Clérié. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clerie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clerie is the 1,348,199th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. Clerie occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Clerie are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 848,089th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 121 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 2,626,514. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 43 percent live, California, where 22 percent live and New York, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States Clerie exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 7 percent live and Spain, where 3 percent live.

Clerie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clerie has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Clerie last name decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clerie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Clerie surname are 38.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.3% registered to vote for the party.

Clerie earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.07% more than the national average, earning $54,398 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleries92266/
Clearie92148/
Clerier9210/
Cleyrie921/
Clerioe920/
Clere911,409/
Cleri911,018/
Clérié893/
Clerihie860/
Clerge835,752/
Cleere831,942/
Cleare831,861/
Cleret831,638/
Cleris83202/
Cleres83109/
Clerey8338/
Clerio8316/
Cleire8310/
Clerre833/
Cleiri832/
Clesre831/
Clerer831/
Clrier831/
Cleriy831/
Clerid831/
Caillerie8049/
Celleri772,633/
Cellere77128/
Clearey7745/
Célleri7722/
Clereus7718/
Clerich779/
Clèries777/
Clearer774/
Clerris774/
Clerest773/
Cléries772/
Cleirea772/
Cleares771/
Cleered771/
Cèlleri771/
Clierre771/
Cleerre771/
Clerjet771/
Clerret771/
Clleari771/
Cleirer771/
Chsleri771/
Clergey770/
Clearis770/
Clerish770/
Clerett770/
Cleryet770/
Clairie770/
Clery733,250/
Clera73110/
Kleri7362/
Klere7311/
Qleri735/
Cléri731/
Clris731/
Cillerai71285/
Chilleri71214/
Chelleri7166/
Cellerai7111/
Cuillere7111/
Clairzie717/
Chellere715/
Kellerie711/
Celleriy711/
Cillerre711/
Clerreus711/
Clairier711/
Cleatriz711/
Cleary6746,209/
Cleray6766/
Clerou6743/
Kleere6736/
Quillerie6728/
Cleroy6723/
Clerry6718/
Clairrier6717/
Cleery679/
Cléris677/
Cuillerai677/
Cleryd676/
Cleara673/
Cleyra672/
Cleiry672/
Klleri671/
Klerey671/
Chilri671/
Clerys671/
Cuillerey671/
Cliery671/
Cllera671/
Clerau671/
Chelri671/
Kletri671/
Cliris670/
Kleare670/
Cleryh670/

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