Cloude Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

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

Cloude Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the cloud,' from residence thereby; 'cloude, a clod' (Ritson, quotedby Halliwell).

Probably my instance in the French refers to some prominent mound of earth.

Robert atte Cloude, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Cloude Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
England491:1,137,10353,999
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Cloude (305) may also be a first name.

Cloude Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the cloud,' from residence thereby; 'cloude, a clod' (Ritson, quotedby Halliwell).

Probably my instance in the French refers to some prominent mound of earth.

Robert atte Cloude, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Richard Clode, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

175I. Married — Thomas Granbum and Rachael Cloud: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1770. — George Boxall and Elinor Cloud: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

In Scotland, M'Cloud is the corruption of Mac Leod.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Gaelic name McCloud, a corruption of MacLeod. Hence perhaps the name Clout.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Cloude Last Name Facts

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

Cloude is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cloude? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 659,458th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 15,981,460 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Cloude are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cloude is also the 504,078th most numerous first name internationally, held by 305 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 1,249,858. In The United States Cloude is mostly found in: Maryland, where 67 percent reside, Virginia, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States Cloude exists in 26 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.

Cloude Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cloude has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cloude surname rose 1,526 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 817 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cloude Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cloude are 16.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.04% being registered to vote for the political party.

Cloude earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.85% less than the national average, earning $38,037 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Clouder92123/
Cloudet9227/
Cloudes924/
Cloudea921/
Clouded921/
Cloudee921/
Cloudie921/
Clode911,295/
Clude9126/
Claude83103,204/
Cloudy83469/
Cloyde8386/
Cloder8317/
Clodge8316/
Clodet8312/
Clouda8311/
Cloide837/
Clodes836/
Cloudi833/
Cludde833/
Cludes833/
Clusde832/
Kloude832/
Cluder831/
Clodie831/
Cloede830/
Cludie830/
Claudet771,225/
Clauder77359/
Claudes77129/
Claudez77112/
Claudey77111/
Claudie7712/
Cloudio777/
Cleudes774/
Cloyede774/
Cloudis774/
Cleuder772/
Clodett772/
Claudea771/
Claudee771/
Cloyded771/
Claudge770/
Klouder770/
Clade73414/
Klode73289/
Clody73258/
Clodi73245/
Cludi7363/
Cloda7334/
Klude7331/
Cludy7323/
Clide7318/
Cluda732/
Clôde731/
Claudett71425/
Chleodee711/
Claudest710/
Claudi672,052/
Klouda671,712/
Claudy67846/
Kludje67418/
Clader67105/
Klaude6776/
Clauda6774/
Zlodei6747/
Cladet6742/
Cludio6726/
Clades6726/
Klodie6724/
Cleyde6719/
Clodio6718/
Claudé6716/
Kloudi6716/
Cleide6715/
Klohde6714/
Kludge679/
Cloedy679/
Claide678/
Klodeh677/
Clayde675/
Kluder673/
Cladie673/
Khlode672/
Klgude672/
Cleade672/
Clodis672/
Klhode671/
Chlodi671/
Clhade671/
Cloddy671/
Clodit671/
Cloida671/
Cloidi671/
Clodha671/
Clodoi671/
Clodoy671/
Zlodey671/
Chludy671/
Cladez671/
Kludea671/
Cloydy671/
Cleoda671/
Klosde671/
Kliude671/
Kleude670/
Kludes670/
Cleede670/
Cludis670/

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