Cliver Surname

434,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Cliver Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the cleaver,' i.e. mace-bearer. 'Clavia, a mace or club, as Strjeantia Gaviat is the Serjeancy of the Mace (Bailey). In a treaty agreed upon between the Mayor, Sheriffs, and Commonalty of Norwich in 1414, it was declared that 'the Mayor and twenty-four shall choose a common clerk, a coroner, two clavers, and eight constables; and the sixty common council shall choose a common speaker, one coroner, two clavers, and eight constables'; v.

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Cliver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7451:486,52241,106
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2291:219,29618,666

Cliver (1,529) may also be a first name.

Cliver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the cleaver,' i.e. mace-bearer. 'Clavia, a mace or club, as Strjeantia Gaviat is the Serjeancy of the Mace (Bailey). In a treaty agreed upon between the Mayor, Sheriffs, and Commonalty of Norwich in 1414, it was declared that 'the Mayor and twenty-four shall choose a common clerk, a coroner, two clavers, and eight constables; and the sixty common council shall choose a common speaker, one coroner, two clavers, and eight constables'; v. Bromefield's Norfolk. Without doubt Cleaver is a corruption of Claver.

Simon le Claver, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Agnes le Claver, Norfolk, 1333: History of Norfolk.

John le Claver, Norfolk, 1333: ibid.

Walter le Claver, rector of All Saints, Norwich. ibid.

Henry le Claver. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

John le Clavier. Rotuli Normanniae in Turri Londinensi.

John Cleaver, rector of South Creak, Norfolk, 1669: History of Norfolk.

William Cleaver.

1653. Baptised — John, s. Samuell Cleaver: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1790. Married — Edward Cleaver and Sarah Dow: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

One who cleaves wood. In forest districts, lath-cleaving is still a distinct occupation.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

English, one who cleaves; a dweller on a cleave or cliff.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Cliver Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cliver is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cliver? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 434,076th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,201,447 people. The last name Cliver is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Cliver live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 198,393rd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 1,529 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 745 people, or 1 in 486,522. In The United States Cliver is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 19 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Venezuela, where 1 percent live.

Cliver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cliver has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cliver last name expanded 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cliver Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Cliver surname is chiefly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cliver surname are 14.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.29% being registered with the party.

Cliver earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning $43,547 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cliverd924/
Cleiver922/
Clive912,446/
Cleiverr861/
Schliver860/
Claivere860/
Clever837,836/
Kliver83574/
Clivet83276/
Sliver83205/
Cliber83116/
Cliveţ8341/
Clives8333/
Claive834/
Cliveț834/
Cleive833/
Cléver832/
Clyver831/
Clivhe831/
Clivey830/
Schlivert803/
Schlitver802/
Cleaver7715,003/
Kliever77381/
Kluiver77124/
Kleiver77117/
Clevert7749/
Cleever7730/
Sleiver7716/
Klaiver7714/
Clibert7711/
Cleiber7710/
Slijver7710/
Cluiber777/
Clesver772/
Clyveer772/
Slivert771/
Cliewer771/
Climper771/
Clévier771/
Clivair771/
Cleverr770/
Claiber770/
Claivir770/
Shliver770/
Schleivert751/
Cleve732,150/
Klive73125/
Clyve7313/
Clève7313/
Clivi739/
Cliva735/
Cliwe732/
Clibe732/
Qlive731/
Gilliver711,202/
Kluijver7164/
Schliber7111/
Sleivert713/
Kleivier711/
Schlever711/
Cleiveis711/
Clayveer711/
Jilliver710/
Silliver710/
Clisbert710/
Selliver710/
Kelliver710/
Claywier710/
Klever673,353/
Cleave672,404/
Cleves672,274/
Kliber671,529/
Clivio671,498/
Cleeve67929/
Clewer67755/
Cleber67410/
Khlive67373/
Klyver67371/
Klieve67215/
Kleive67186/
Clevez6799/
Kläver6793/
Kliwer6773/
Sliber6715/
Clevet6714/
Cléber6714/
Cleibe678/
Šliber675/
Clivis674/
Klaive674/
Clèves674/
Slever673/
Cleved673/
Clayve672/
Schleiber672/
Kliverova671/
Cleivy671/
Cleveh671/
Cleverová671/
Cleyve671/
Gillitver671/
Cléves671/
Schliwert671/
Clebèr671/
Cleivi671/
Clevey670/
Schlevert670/
Clevir670/
Clevee670/
Clyber670/

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