Clook Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Clook Surname User-submission:

Clook is a Cornish language surname meaning 'cliff' or 'bell'.

Clook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Clook Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Clook is a Cornish language surname meaning 'cliff' or 'bell'.

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Clook Last Name Facts

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

Clook has its highest incidence in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clook? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clook is the 3,543,123rd most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Clook are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

Clook is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England it is most frequent in: Devon, where 50 percent live, Cornwall, where 25 percent live and Greater London, where 13 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Clook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Clook has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Clook surname increased 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 57 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clook Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Clook earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.62% less than the national average, earning $18,288 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clooke917/
Cloock911/
Clok8972/
Cloke802,930/
Clock801,643/
Chlok801,541/
Klook80159/
Slook8072/
Closk803/
Cleok803/
Clohk801/
Cloik801/
Clotk801/
Clouk800/
Kloock73912/
Shlook73148/
Chlouk7325/
Clocke735/
Closke731/
Slooke730/
Cloyke730/
Slooks730/
Clouck730/
Klok679,040/
Slok67349/
Jlok67275/
Clog67246/
Clak67152/
Schlock6772/
Cluk6727/
Cloc6714/
Zlok679/
Clox679/
Czyllok677/
Cellock671/
Clochke671/
Clocova671/
Kellook671/
Kloocke671/
Šlok671/
Chloukh671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Clook
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