Clevely Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Clevely 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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Clevely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:449,33929,774
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
United States191:19,076,786604,894
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:253,91018,354
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales21:784,20816,349

Clevely 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

Clevely Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clevely occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Clevely click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clevely? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,194,481st most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Clevely live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 449,339. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 31 percent reside, City of Bristol, where 20 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 16 percent reside. Apart from England it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Clevely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Clevely has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Clevely surname grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clevely Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Clevely surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Clevely earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 223.99% more than the national average, earning R 769,932 per year; in United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.36% more than the national average, earning $62,285 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleveley93299/
Cleevely93245/
Cleavely93126/
Clevelly937/
Clevesly930/
Cleaveley88398/
Cleeveley8814/
Cleveiley880/
Clieveley880/
Clively8634/
Clevela862/
Clewely861/
Clevelle8035/
Cleveles804/
Clevelis801/
Cleweley801/
Kleveli712/
Clivela711/
Clweley711/
Klevele711/
Clueley711/
Klevelid6722/
Cleville677/
Clåvelid672/
Cqlvelli671/
Clivelle671/
Clevillé671/

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