Cline Surname

8,107th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Cline Surname Definition:

An Anglicization of the Ger. Klein.

Cline Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States66,4941:5,451629
Canada1,6791:21,9453,008
France7741:85,81712,214
England3091:180,31716,264
Australia2591:104,23111,721
Thailand1391:508,19088,691
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
British Virgin Islands371:854138
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
United States Virgin Islands181:6,132931
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Japan161:7,990,26843,922
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
India121:63,922,115578,870
Sweden111:895,16066,831
China111:124,301,9616,553
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Belize91:39,4972,328
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Wales41:773,63329,106
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Panama41:978,06412,245
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palau11:21,643223
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,5811:3,992492

Cline (5,992) may also be a first name.

Cline Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Anglicization of the Ger. Klein.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The name in Irish is Mac Giolla Chlaoin and it appears as Macgilleclyne and other similar early anglicized forms in the Fiants from 1585 in Counties Roscommon and Longford. The place name Ballykilcline in that part of the former, lying between Counties Longford and Mayo, indicates the homeland of the sept. Families of the name later became fairly numerous also in the neighbouring county of Leitrim as well as Mayo. The older form Kilcline has now become rare even in Cos. Roscommon and Mayo, having been superseded by the better known Clynes which is now chiefly found in Leitrim and Longford.

Other modern variants are Clyne, Clynne, Clines and Cline. John Robert Clynes (1869-1949) a leader of the Labour Party in England, was born in Co. Mayo.

The famous fourteenth century annalist, John Clyn, was of a Co. Kilkenny family which is perpetuated in the place-name Clinstown. It has no connexion with the Gaelic-Irish family of Clynes, being Cambro-Norman in origin.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(German) An Anglicization of the German, Klein, q.v.

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

Cline Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cline occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cline? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,107th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 103,847 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Cline are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cline is also the 85,738th most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 5,992 people.

The surname Cline is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 66,494 people, or 1 in 5,451. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 9 percent are found, North Carolina, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Cline is found in 72 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Cline Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cline has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cline last name rose 529 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 243 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cline Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cline surname are 19.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cline earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 43.23% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,005 per year; in South Africa they earn 187.34% more than the national average, earning R 682,836 per year; in United States they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $41,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $51,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clines911,582/
Claine91303/
Clinet91257/
Cleine91101/
Cliney9130/
Clinge9129/
Clione9115/
Cliner917/
Clinee911/
Chline911/
Cliane911/
Cliene911/
Clline911/
Cloine911/
Cluine911/
Scline911/
Clinie911/
Clined911/
Clignet83247/
Schline83177/
Celline83140/
Cleijne83102/
Cleinge8345/
Clignez8341/
Cliness8310/
Cleiner832/
Claines831/
Chlaine831/
Clinett831/
Cilline831/
Clienne831/
Clainge831/
Clisner831/
Claisne830/
Cloines830/
Clainey830/
Clieney830/
Kline8063,673/
Clain808,982/
Clyne805,181/
Clein801,059/
Clini80905/
Cloin80295/
Sline80109/
Clane8033/
Clene8027/
Zline8021/
Cluin8017/
Clijn803/
Cliny801/
Clinj801/
Clignett77176/
Schlinge77128/
Schlines7731/
Claihnet7721/
Chelline776/
Claisner771/
Ckleiner771/
Cliainey771/
Schliner770/
Schleine770/
Kleine7319,611/
Klinge737,679/
Clenet731,153/
Sliney73912/
Klaine73489/
Claney73392/
Claing73167/
Slaine73164/
Clinay73152/
Cllini7349/
Cloyne7343/
Kliene7342/
Sliner7336/
Clinis7329/
Cleyne7323/
Clénet7322/
Kliane7320/
Cleney7318/
Clinio7318/
Cleijn7317/
Cleane7316/
Cleene7310/
Slinge739/
Clener739/
Slines738/
Clayne738/
Cleina737/
Shline736/
Cletin736/
Clenie733/
Klline733/
Dxline733/
Clisin733/
Sleine733/
Clenes733/
Zliner733/
Klinez732/
Quline732/
Clitin732/
Clanei732/
Klinea731/
Qliner731/
Clanea731/
Clemne731/
Cloune731/
Zloine731/
Slinep731/
Klinie731/
Cleing731/
Klineh731/
Klijne731/
Clynee731/
Cloiny731/
Clanne731/
Qlinge731/
Cliten731/
Clainn731/
Chlene731/
Cclain730/
Clehne730/
Clesin730/
Cluene730/
Cluint730/
Clainy730/
Kliney730/
Schleiner71136/
Schlisner7157/
Schlitner7119/
Schleines713/
Schlingey711/
Clem6712,556/
Clenney67878/
Kleijne67372/
Clen67321/
Clijsen67252/
Clahane67231/
Clissen67169/
Schleisner67130/
Clanney6777/
Kleinee6765/
Klainet6757/
Clehane6751/
Clouner6749/
Schlittner6746/
Clygnet6746/
Cloynes6740/
Clounie6733/
Clesner6729/
Clessin6721/
Klinecz6720/
Jelline6719/
Schlene6718/
Clysner6718/
Klignet6717/
Clinich6714/
Cleaner6713/
Clenner6712/
Klijnee6712/
Selline679/
Kelline676/
Cleanne674/
Claynes674/
Kligner674/
Clemnet673/
Claisen673/
Clouney673/
Cleeney673/
Killine673/
Sleiner673/
Clemney673/
Claytin672/
Klinets672/
Szlaine672/
Clemner672/
Clennet672/
Clitten672/
Klisner672/
Chlenge672/
Clenets671/
Clennes671/
Cletner671/
Cliyona671/
Cloenne671/
Schleinetz671/
Sleimne671/
Sligner671/
Slitner671/
Shlaine671/
Gilline671/
Cleynes671/
Clemneh671/
Clicent671/
Clesnei671/
Cleneas671/
Kleinne671/
Klijane671/
Gelline671/
Celliny671/
Clinoid671/
Cleaned671/
Cleisen671/
Cleisin671/
Claenne671/
Zlitney671/
Cellyne671/
Cleting671/
Claunet671/
Cleieni671/
Claynne671/
Cleanea671/
Cleenne671/
Claiany671/
Claindt671/
Clionai671/
Cleuane671/
Cleaney670/
Sloiney670/
Clennie670/
Kleiney670/
Slaines670/
Clyneth670/
Slainer670/
Clawene670/
Clauney670/
Slisner670/
Cleyone670/
Cleanes670/
Klinech670/
Clissem670/
Sclinay670/
Sleinee670/
Clhoune670/
Slinett670/
Clegnet670/
Sluiner670/

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