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 is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cluly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,316,765th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Cluly occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cluly live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Cluly is most frequent in: Maryland, where 100 percent reside.

Cluly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cluly has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 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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