Clewly Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Clewly 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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Clewly Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Clewly 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
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Clewly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clewly occurs most in England. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clewly? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clewly is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Clewly live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Clewly is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is most common in: Cheshire, where 33 percent live, Greater London, where 33 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 33 percent live. Besides England this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Clewly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clewly has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Clewly last name contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Clewley921,041/
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