Cluly Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

Cluly Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Clulow,' a locality in the township of Wincle, parish of Prestbury, Cheshire. From Clulow Cross there is said to be a fine view over parts of Staffordshire and Cheshire. The surname has crossed the border and is well known in the former county.

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Cluly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Cluly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Clulow,' a locality in the township of Wincle, parish of Prestbury, Cheshire. From Clulow Cross there is said to be a fine view over parts of Staffordshire and Cheshire. The surname has crossed the border and is well known in the former county.

1615. Married — Ralph Hordeme and Anne Cluley: Reg. Prestbury Ch., Cheshire.

1617. — Robert Millington and Ellen Cluley: ibid.

1625. Married — John Cluloand Ann Hult: St. Mary Aldermary.

1633. — George Davis and Bridgett Clulye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1648. — John Paine and Elizabeth Clewly: ibid.

1727. — Thomas Cluley and Elizabeth Wilks: St. George, Hanover Square.

1804. John Clulow, town clerk of Macclesfield: Earwaker's East Cheshire.

'William Benton Clulow (1802-82), dissenting minister, was a native of Leek, Staffordshire': Dictionary of National Biography.

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

Cluly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cluly occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cluly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,316,765th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cluly are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 100 percent are found.

Cluly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cluly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cluly surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cluley91660/
Clauly910/
Clusly910/
Cleuley831/
Clueley831/
Clauley831/
Cilluly830/
Cloly80132/
Cluli801/
Clauslly771/
Clousley770/
Clulee73276/
Clulio733/
Kleuly731/
Cliuli731/
Cloley731/
Cleuli731/
Clulez730/
Clilay730/
Clules730/
Slouley6719/
Cellule673/
Chlulli672/
Chlulee671/
Clolley671/
Sclulli671/
Zlutley671/
Kluilya671/
Slulley670/
Sloutly670/
Clutles670/
Gelluly670/
Sluyley670/
Klusley670/
Clauler670/
Clutler670/
Cluller670/
Cluttle670/

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