Clive Surname

175,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Clive Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the clive.' The same as Cliff (which see); Middle English cleve = cliff.

John atte Cliue (u for v), Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Gilbert de la Clive, Devon, 1273.

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Clive Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7631:73,0258,336
United States4761:761,46859,318
Australia2681:100,73011,375
Scotland1711:31,3093,178
Canada1311:281,26426,302
Papua New Guinea981:83,20111,009
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
India671:11,448,737210,278
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Cambodia251:619,4864,539
Wales191:162,87011,152
Saint Lucia151:11,9191,145
France101:6,642,272293,169
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
China51:273,464,31313,838
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3201:76,1738,307
Scotland301:124,7745,666
Wales181:87,1343,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Clive (137,194) may also be a first name.

Clive Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the clive.' The same as Cliff (which see); Middle English cleve = cliff.

John atte Cliue (u for v), Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Gilbert de la Clive, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Humfrey de la Clive, Wiltshire, ibid.

Henry de la Clyve, Somerset, ibid.

William atte Clive, 1301. Writs of Parliament.

Agnes del Clife, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John Clyffe, or Clyve, 1510: Register of the University of Oxford.

Richard Clyve, abbot of Cirencester, Gloucestershire, 1482: Atkyns' History Gloucestershire.

1639. Richard Clive and Mary Alleyne: Marriage Lic. (London).

1690. Alexander Cleeve and Mary Dufneld: ibid.

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

From (Mac)cleave, 1684.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at a Cliff [Middle English clive, clyve, Old English clif] Humfrey de la Clive.—Hundred Rolls And romynge on the clyves by the see.— Chaucer, Legende of Good Women, 1470.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller near a steep descent or slope, or a steep rock.

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

The earl of Powis's ancestors derived their name from Clive, co. Salop, in which county the family have been seated the time of Henry II.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

The surname Clive originates from the Gaelic surname Mac Claidheamh, meaning 'son of the sword', The pronounciation of the surnaem Clive in English is a close phonetic rendering of the Gaelic word claidheamh, meaning 'sword'. The incidence of Clive in Scotland is clustered similarly to MacClive, suggesting it is a variant that has lost its patronymic prefix.

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Clive Last Name Facts

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

Clive (Arabic: كلايف, Hindi: क्लाइव, Marathi: ीवे) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clive? popularity and diffusion

It is the 175,211th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,979,373 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Clive live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles. Clive is also the 7,612th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 137,194 people.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 763 people, or 1 in 73,025. In England Clive is most frequent in: Greater London, where 19 percent reside, West Midlands, where 13 percent reside and Kent, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this surname occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Clive Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Clive has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 626 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 570 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 106 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clive Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Clive last name are 0.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.92% registered with the party.

The amount Clive earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 9.96% less than the national average, earning R 213,972 per year; in United States they earn 18.17% more than the national average, earning $50,989 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.53% less than the national average, earning $48,424 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cliver91792/
Clivet91276/
Cliveţ9141/
Clives9133/
Clieve9131/
Claive914/
Cliveț914/
Cleive913/
Clivhe911/
Clivey910/
Schlive8341/
Cleiver832/
Clave805,740/
Cleve802,150/
Klive80125/
Slive8077/
Clyve8013/
Clève8013/
Clivi809/
Cliva805/
Cliwe802/
Clibe802/
Qlive801/
Schlieve77254/
Schleive771/
Cleiveis771/
Cleiverr771/
Schliver770/
Clever737,836/
Cleave732,404/
Cleves732,274/
Clivio731,498/
Cleeve73929/
Clavey73654/
Khlive73373/
Klieve73215/
Sliver73205/
Kleive73186/
Cliber73116/
Clevez7399/
Sleive7346/
Clavee7315/
Clevet7314/
Slivey739/
Cleibe738/
Slivet738/
Shlive737/
Clivis734/
Klaive734/
Clèves734/
Clauve733/
Cleved733/
Clayve732/
Cléver732/
Scleve732/
Cleivy731/
Cleveh731/
Cleyve731/
Clisbe731/
Slivea731/
Cléves731/
Chleve731/
Climpe731/
Cleivi731/
Clevey730/
Slieve730/
Clibet730/
Clevee730/
Claave730/
Schlitver712/
Cleaver6715,003/
Cleaves673,288/
Slivets67535/
Cleeves67421/
Clevett67317/
Kluiver67124/
Schleve67102/
Schliwe6787/
Clisbee6774/
Clouvet6755/
Klivets6748/
Kh'live6739/
Cleever6730/
Sleiver6716/
Cleuver6714/
Cleiber6710/
Slijver6710/
Cluiber677/
Cleavey675/
Sellive675/
Cleaved673/
Kluijve673/
Khleive672/
Clesver672/
Clyveer672/
Clouver672/
Clisbey671/
Khliveh671/
Klijave671/
Djleive671/
Cleveas671/
Chlibee671/
Clauves671/
Cleivis671/
Clauver671/
Clauvet671/
Cliyova671/
Kleives670/
Cleverr670/
Claiber670/
Shliver670/
Cleavet670/
Chleves670/
Cleveis670/

Clive Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Clive in the Marathi language
ीवेive-
Clive in the Hindi language
क्लाइवkla'iva57.14
क्लाईवkla'iva28.57
किलाइवkila'iva14.29
Clive in the Arabic language
كلايفklayf-

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