Cleveland Surname

12,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,346 people bear this surname

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

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.

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Cleveland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41,5951:8,7141,053
Canada1,6221:22,7163,092
England1,0381:53,6786,548
Australia3711:72,7658,563
New Zealand1611:28,1264,911
Chile671:262,9327,829
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Wales291:106,7088,358
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
Norway251:205,69123,411
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Trinidad and Tobago211:64,9515,118
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
France171:3,907,219231,005
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Panama101:391,2268,067
Finland101:549,67032,186
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Jamaica41:717,48710,371
Barbados41:71,8621,737
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5811:41,9545,292
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3621:7,8941,008

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Cleveland = the Cliff-Land [v. under Cleve, and + Old English land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Cleveland (hilly district), in Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A hamlet in the parish of Ormesby, co. York.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cleveland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cleveland (Arabic: كليفلاند) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Čleveland. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleveland? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 12,379th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 160,710 people. It 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 common given name globally. It is borne by 22,079 people.

Cleveland is most commonly occurring 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. Barring The United States this last name exists in 72 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Cleveland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cleveland has changed over time. 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 declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cleveland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Cleveland surname is principally Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cleveland surname are 15.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.98% being registered with the 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

Cleveland Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cleveland in the Arabic language
كليفلاندklyfland-

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Cleveland Reference & Research

Cleveland DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Cleveland FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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