Cloake Surname

460,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cloake Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Celt.) Dweller by a Bell [O. North. French cloque (French cloche), Low Latin cloca, a bell; of Celtic orig.: cp. Irish clog, a bell-clock]

Cloake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3021:184,49716,523
Australia1711:157,87016,525
Ireland1011:46,6233,460
Canada521:708,56956,910
United States401:9,061,473385,835
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales51:618,90625,852
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jersey11:99,2026,620
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Cloake Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Celt.) Dweller by a Bell [O. North. French cloque (French cloche), Low Latin cloca, a bell; of Celtic orig.: cp. Irish clog, a bell-clock]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably from the costume of the first bearer. So from Mantell, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cloake Last Name Facts

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

Cloake is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cloake? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 460,648th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,942,082 people. The last name Cloake occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Cloake reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Cloake is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 302 people, or 1 in 184,497. In England Cloake is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 15 percent reside, Kent, where 12 percent reside and West Sussex, where 9 percent reside. Aside from England it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 23 percent reside and Ireland, where 14 percent reside.

Cloake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cloake has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 260 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 505 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 333 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cloake Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cloake last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cloake last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cloake earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 10.41% less than the national average, earning R 212,904 per year; in United States they earn 47.17% less than the national average, earning $22,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.57% less than the national average, earning $46,918 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cloakey92100/
Cloeake921/
Cloakes921/
Cloak91815/
Cloaky8317/
Cloaks831/
Claoke830/
Kloake830/
Cloack830/
Sloaker771/
Kloak7353/
Kloack67121/
Slaoke670/
Klaoket624/
Klouaki622/
Klaoked621/
Klohoker5762/
Zlouaque571/
Kloakova571/
Slauaker570/
Kloac5518/
Klaok550/
Slaoky501/
Kellouache501/

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