Cleveland Surname
Approximately 45,346 people bear this surname
Cleveland Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cleveland,' a hamlet in the parish of Ormesby, Yorkshire.
Johannes de Clyveland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertus de Clyveland, 1379: ibid.
1575. Richard Cleveland and Alice Lane: Marriage Lic.
Read More About This SurnameCleveland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41,595 | 1:8,714 | 1,053 |
| Canada | 1,622 | 1:22,716 | 3,092 |
| England | 1,038 | 1:53,678 | 6,548 |
| Australia | 371 | 1:72,765 | 8,563 |
| New Zealand | 161 | 1:28,126 | 4,911 |
| Chile | 67 | 1:262,932 | 7,829 |
| Brazil | 44 | 1:4,865,326 | 126,089 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 21 | 1:64,951 | 5,118 |
| Northern Ireland | 18 | 1:102,502 | 6,334 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1:717,487 | 10,371 |
| Barbados | 4 | 1:71,862 | 1,737 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 581 | 1:41,954 | 5,292 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,362 | 1:7,894 | 1,008 |
The alternate forms: Čleveland (1) are calculated separately.
Cleveland (22,079) may also be a first name.
Cleveland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cleveland,' a hamlet in the parish of Ormesby, Yorkshire.
Johannes de Clyveland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertus de Clyveland, 1379: ibid.
1575. Richard Cleveland and Alice Lane: Marriage Lic. (London).
1802. Married — Thomas Vickery and Jane Cleaveland: St. George, Hanover Square t.
(English) belonging to Cleveland = the Cliff-Land [v. under Cleve, and + Old English land]
(English) One who came from Cleveland (hilly district), in Yorkshire.
A hamlet in the parish of Ormesby, co. York.
Local. Derived from a place by that name in Yorkshire, England; a corruption of Cliff—lane, and so called from its being steep and almost impassable with cliffs and rocks.
A location name in Yorkshire.
Cleveland Demographics
Average Cleveland Salary in
United States
$41,490 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cleveland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cleveland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cleveland (Arabic: كليفلاند) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Čleveland. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cleveland? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 12,379th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 160,710 people. The last name Cleveland occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Cleveland are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 35,106th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 22,079 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 41,595 people, or 1 in 8,714. In The United States Cleveland is most frequent in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Georgia, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 72 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Cleveland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cleveland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cleveland surname increased 654 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cleveland Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cleveland surname are 15.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.98% registered with the political party.
The amount Cleveland earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.08% less than the national average, earning 262,757 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.88% less than the national average, earning R 161,880 per year; in United States they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning $41,490 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.86% less than the national average, earning $46,277 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Čleveland | 96 | 1 | / |
| Cleaveland | 95 | 1,639 | / |
| Clevelands | 95 | 4 | / |
| Clevelland | 95 | 2 | / |
| Cleveleand | 95 | 2 | / |
| Cleeveland | 95 | 1 | / |
| Clevelandd | 95 | 1 | / |
| Clevelandh | 95 | 1 | / |
| Clevelandt | 95 | 1 | / |
| Clevelannd | 95 | 0 | / |
| Clevesland | 95 | 0 | / |
| Clevelan | 94 | 12 | / |
| Clveland | 94 | 2 | / |
| Kleveland | 89 | 631 | / |
| Sleveland | 89 | 207 | / |
| Clebeland | 89 | 6 | / |
| Celveland | 89 | 2 | / |
| Clevelane | 89 | 2 | / |
| Cleavelan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cleweland | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cleviland | 89 | 0 | / |
| Cliveland | 89 | 0 | / |
| Clevelandová | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kleiveland | 84 | 255 | / |
| Kleaveland | 84 | 46 | / |
| Cleveslane | 84 | 1 | / |
| Cleavelann | 84 | 0 | / |
| Clevilan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Clevelam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Clueland | 82 | 1 | / |
| Clevelon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Clevelone | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kleavelan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cluelain | 71 | 0 | / |
| Klivilan | 59 | 1 | / |
Cleveland Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland in the Arabic language | ||
| كليفلاند | klyfland | - |
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Cleveland Reference & Research
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