Clover Surname
Approximately 5,984 people bear this surname
Clover 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.
Read More About This SurnameClover Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,446 | 1:105,183 | 11,555 |
| England | 1,641 | 1:33,954 | 4,492 |
| Australia | 234 | 1:115,366 | 12,799 |
| South Africa | 102 | 1:531,154 | 42,340 |
| New Zealand | 93 | 1:48,692 | 7,903 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| Israel | 49 | 1:174,646 | 17,612 |
| Russia | 48 | 1:3,002,564 | 162,760 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| China | 34 | 1:40,215,340 | 2,154 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Jamaica | 21 | 1:136,664 | 4,886 |
| Vietnam | 14 | 1:6,617,575 | 2,518 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 853 | 1:28,576 | 3,869 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 963 | 1:52,148 | 5,885 |
Clover (4,017) may also be a first name.
Clover 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.
(English) prob. = Clougher (q.v.) rather than the plant-name.
One who cleaves wood. In forest districts, lath-cleaving is still a distinct occupation.
English, one who cleaves; a dweller on a cleave or cliff.
From the Old Norse, Klaufi; from the Dutch, Kloover; from the Danish, Klüver; a personal name.
Clover Demographics
Average Male Clover Height
177.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Clover Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clover Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Clover is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Clover.
How Common Is The Last Name Clover? popularity and diffusion
It is the 81,220th most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,217,839 people. The surname Clover occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Clover live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Clover is also the 110,145th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 4,017 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,446 people, or 1 in 105,183. In The United States Clover is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States Clover exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.
Clover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Clover has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Clover surname increased 358 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 525 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Clover Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Clover last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Clover last name are 9.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.11% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Clover earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.26% more than the national average, earning R 456,876 per year; in United States they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning $42,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $48,855 CAD per year.
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Clover Reference & Research
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