Clewley Surname

350,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Clewley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Clulow,' a locality in the township of Wincle, parish of Prestbury, Cheshire. From Clulow Cross there is said to be a fine view over parts of Staffordshire and Cheshire. The surname has crossed the border and is well known in the former county.

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Clewley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4981:111,88411,526
United States3491:1,038,56476,174
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Canada441:837,40065,151
Wales131:238,04114,239
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Denmark71:806,38843,211
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2771:87,9989,205
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Clewley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Clulow,' a locality in the township of Wincle, parish of Prestbury, Cheshire. From Clulow Cross there is said to be a fine view over parts of Staffordshire and Cheshire. The surname has crossed the border and is well known in the former county.

1615. Married — Ralph Hordeme and Anne Cluley: Reg. Prestbury Ch., Cheshire.

1617. — Robert Millington and Ellen Cluley: ibid.

1625. Married — John Cluloand Ann Hult: St. Mary Aldermary.

1633. — George Davis and Bridgett Clulye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1648. — John Paine and Elizabeth Clewly: ibid.

1727. — Thomas Cluley and Elizabeth Wilks: St. George, Hanover Square.

1804. John Clulow, town clerk of Macclesfield: Earwaker's East Cheshire.

'William Benton Clulow (1802-82), dissenting minister, was a native of Leek, Staffordshire': Dictionary of National Biography.

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

(English) 1 Dweller at the Clew or Clough Lea [v. under Clew = Clough, and Middle English ley, Old English leáh] 2 conf. with Clewlow = Clulow, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Clewley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clewley is found most frequently in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clewley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 350,471st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,000,524 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Clewley are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 498 people, or 1 in 111,884. In England Clewley is most common in: Staffordshire, where 21 percent live, West Midlands, where 14 percent live and Greater London, where 11 percent live. Other than England this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Clewley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Clewley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Clewley last name increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 506 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clewley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Clewley last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Clewley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $43,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $49,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clewly926/
Clowley863/
Clewler861/
Clevley860/
Cleavley8013/
Cleevley801/
Clawly770/
Clowly770/
Cleaveley75398/
Cleeveley7514/
Clevler719/
Klewlet711/
Slewler711/
Cleevely67245/
Slyveley670/

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