Clews Surname

95,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Malta

Clews 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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Clews Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0061:18,5362,652
Australia6591:40,9655,267
United States4761:761,46859,318
New Zealand2161:20,9643,677
Canada1671:220,63221,263
Scotland1341:39,9543,758
Wales761:40,7183,964
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Malta481:8,964551
Northern Ireland401:46,1264,031
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2961:18,8082,701
Scotland481:77,9844,336
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Clews 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

Genit., or pl., of Clew, a variant of Clough, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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

Clews Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clews is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Clews.

How Common Is The Last Name Clews? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 95,677th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,465,422 people. Clews is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Clews reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 3,006 people, or 1 in 18,536. In England it is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 17 percent live, Staffordshire, where 16 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent live. Apart from England this last name occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Clews Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clews has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 232 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 690 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 279 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 543 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clews Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Clews last name are 8.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.2% registered with the party.

The amount Clews earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.07% more than the national average, earning R 482,568 per year; in United States they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $40,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.37% more than the national average, earning $55,333 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clewse910/
Klews80131/
Clevs8010/
Clefs801/
Clewz801/
Clebs801/
Cleffs7344/
Cleavs731/
Clebsh731/
Clefss731/
Clebsch67110/
Clvs672/
Clevsch671/
Clwz671/

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