Cleveley Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cleveley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cleveley,' a hamlet in the parish of Church Enstone, Oxfordshire Cleverly is a manifest variant.

John de Clyveleye, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1611. Married — Richard Clevelley and Elizabeth Adkins: St.

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Cleveley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2371:235,09719,437
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:190,43315,429

Cleveley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cleveley,' a hamlet in the parish of Church Enstone, Oxfordshire Cleverly is a manifest variant.

John de Clyveleye, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1611. Married — Richard Clevelley and Elizabeth Adkins: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1786. — John Gutteridge and Elizabeth Cleveley: St. George, Hanover Square.

1787. — Charles Cleverly and Jenny Hutchins: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Cleveley = the Cliff-Lea [v. under Cleve, and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Claverley, co. Salop.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire.

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

Cleveley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cleveley is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Cleveley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleveley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cleveley is the 895,817th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. Cleveley is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Cleveley reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Cleveley is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 235,097. In England Cleveley is most numerous in: Worcestershire, where 21 percent live, West Midlands, where 17 percent live and Derbyshire, where 7 percent live. Excluding England it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Cleveley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cleveley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Cleveley last name grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cleveley Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cleveley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $46,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $52,840 CAD per year.

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