Clew Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Clew Surname Definition:

A variant of Clough, q.v.

Clew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:3,855,946211,262
England311:1,797,35772,927
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Clew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Clough, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at a hollow or ravine.

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

Clew Last Name Facts

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

Clew is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Clew? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,537,949th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Clew are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 3,855,946. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 24 percent reside, Florida, where 12 percent reside and California, where 12 percent reside. Not including The United States Clew occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent reside and Scotland, where 3 percent reside.

Clew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Clew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Clew last name rose 145 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Clew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Clew surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Clew surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Clew earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clewe8964/
Clewz891/
Cleew890/
Clewt890/
Chlew890/
Clw863/
Chleew801/
Coylew801/
Clef75224/
Klew7576/
Clev7572/
Cleb7541/
Cllw753/
Clwe752/
Clww751/
Celw751/
Qclw751/
Clvw751/
Clwp751/
Clwz751/
Gclw751/
Chellew731,134/
Chillew730/
Cilleyw730/
Cleva67661/
Klewe67524/
Cleff67470/
Cleef67427/
Chlef6794/
Clepf6754/
Cülfe6737/
Clief6729/
Cleaf6713/
Clevs6710/
Cleft679/
Clife677/
Clefe675/
Chleb673/
Kleew672/
Kliew672/
Cliwe672/
Kleiw672/
Clefh671/
Cleev671/
Clefs671/
Chlev671/
Cleav671/
Kleaw671/
Cqleb671/
Cqliw671/
Clllw671/
Cleuf671/
Cleif670/
Clayw670/
Coylw670/
Cleab670/

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