Cleve Surname
Approximately 2,150 people bear this surname
Cleve Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the clive.' The same as Cliff (which see); Middle English cleve = cliff.
John atte Cliue (u for v), Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Gilbert de la Clive, Devon, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameCleve Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,000 | 1:80,505 | 10,168 |
| United States | 514 | 1:705,173 | 55,723 |
| Sweden | 122 | 1:80,711 | 5,995 |
| Canada | 87 | 1:423,513 | 37,101 |
| Philippines | 66 | 1:1,533,912 | 105,821 |
| Israel | 55 | 1:155,593 | 16,202 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| Belgium | 40 | 1:287,416 | 33,962 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Norway | 33 | 1:155,827 | 19,235 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Finland | 27 | 1:203,582 | 17,121 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 112 | 1:448,381 | 32,409 |
The alternate forms: Clève (13) & Clevé (2) are calculated separately.
Cleve (7,227) may also be a first name.
Cleve Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the clive.' The same as Cliff (which see); Middle English cleve = cliff.
John atte Cliue (u for v), Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Gilbert de la Clive, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Humfrey de la Clive, Wiltshire, ibid.
Henry de la Clyve, Somerset, ibid.
William atte Clive, 1301. Writs of Parliament.
Agnes del Clife, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
John Clyffe, or Clyve, 1510: Register of the University of Oxford.
Richard Clyve, abbot of Cirencester, Gloucestershire, 1482: Atkyns' History Gloucestershire.
1639. Richard Clive and Mary Alleyne: Marriage Lic. (London).
1690. Alexander Cleeve and Mary Dufneld: ibid.
From (Mac)cleave, 1684.
(English) Dweller at the Cliff or Rock [Middle English cleve, clive, Old English clif, a cliff, rock]
(English) Dweller at the cliff or rock or steep descent, or at the bank of a river.
Parishes in cos. Gloucester, Somerset, and Worcester.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'cliff'. It originates from the town Kleve (Cleve, Cleves), North Rhein-Westphalia, Germany, or from a small harbour in southern Norway.
- jackhCleve Demographics
Average Cleve Salary in
United States
$43,446 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cleve Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cleve Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cleve occurs most in Germany. It can appear as: Clève or Clevé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cleve? popularity and diffusion
Cleve is the 195,234th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,389,556 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Cleve reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 76,017th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 7,227 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,000 people, or 1 in 80,505. In Germany Cleve is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 53 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 7 percent live. Besides Germany this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Sweden, where 6 percent live.
Cleve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cleve has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cleve surname expanded 459 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 130 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cleve Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cleve surname are 10.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cleve earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 15.08% more than the national average, earning 398,269 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.69% more than the national average, earning $43,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning $51,248 CAD per year.
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