Clewes Surname

261,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Clewes Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the clough,' which see. North English clow; compare enough and enow. With the patronymic Clowes, compare Brooks for Brook, Sykes for Syke, Holmes for Holme, Styles for Style, &c. No doubt it is the genitival form, as in Williams, Jones, Jennings, &c.

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Clewes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2071:46,1625,809
Canada991:372,17833,288
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Australia381:710,41347,396
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Wales191:162,87011,152
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4391:55,5256,601
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Clewes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the clough,' which see. North English clow; compare enough and enow. With the patronymic Clowes, compare Brooks for Brook, Sykes for Syke, Holmes for Holme, Styles for Style, &c. No doubt it is the genitival form, as in Williams, Jones, Jennings, &c. Middle English clow, or clough. 'Sende him to seche in clif and clow': Cursor Mundi, Trin. MS. (v. Clough, Skeat's Dict.).

Willelmus de Clowe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Edward Clowes, of Northwich, 1649: Wills at Chester.

Richard Clowes, of Whiteley, yeoman, 1645: ibid.

1595. William Gregory and Joan Clowes: Marriage Lic. (London).

1725. Married — James Finch and Diana Clews: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at a hollow or ravine.

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

(Anglo—Saxon.) Local. A cliff or cleft in a hill; from Clough, as above.

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

Clewes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clewes is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clewes? popularity and diffusion

Clewes is the 261,034th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,845,443 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Clewes live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,207 people, or 1 in 46,162. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 21 percent are found, Cheshire, where 12 percent are found and West Midlands, where 11 percent are found. Not including England this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Clewes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Clewes has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 731 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clewes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Clewes last name are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Clewes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.29% more than the national average, earning $51,473 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.13% more than the national average, earning $62,168 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clewies9217/
Clewges921/
Cleweis920/
Clewe9164/
Cleves832,274/
Clewis831,284/
Klewes8334/
Clebes834/
Clewys831/
Clewet830/
Schleweis80185/
Clwe802/
Cleaves773,288/
Cleeves77421/
Clieves7731/
Kleweis7714/
Kliewes778/
Claeves772/
Cleabes772/
Cleveas771/
Sclewis771/
Cleveus771/
Chleves770/
Cleveis770/
Schleiwies7566/
Schleeweis7516/
Schleweiss750/
Cleve732,150/
Klewe73524/
Clues73415/
Clebe7348/
Clewa7311/
Cliwe732/
Clves731/
Cilwe731/
Clewy730/
Cluee730/
Schlebes71187/
Kleeweis7128/
Schleeweiss7114/
Cleavest7114/
Kleweisz712/
Cellewey711/
Cleaveus711/
Cleiveis711/
Clever677,836/
Cleave672,404/
Cleeve67929/
Kliewe67460/
Clowez67206/
Clevis67105/
Clevez6799/
Klawes6791/
Cloues6757/
Clebis6750/
Cluess6741/
Clives6733/
Chilwe6720/
Klewwe6715/
Schleveis6714/
Clevet6714/
Cleibe678/
Klewez678/
Kleves678/
Klewed677/
Chelwe676/
Slebes676/
Slewis676/
Kleeweiss674/
Clèves674/
Klewis674/
Cleive673/
Cleved673/
Kleiwe673/
Cilves672/
Kelwes672/
Celves672/
Klewei672/
Cléves671/
Clevex671/
Cleabe671/
Cleebe671/
Kleeweisz671/
Cleyve671/
Cleveh671/
Cehlwe671/
Cleevy670/
Clevee670/
Clewit670/
Clevey670/

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