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

Clewes is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clewes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Clewes is the 261,034th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,845,443 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Clewes are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles.

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

Clewes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clewes has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 731 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 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% being registered with the 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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