Clunie Surname

241,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Clunie Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Clunie, &c. = the Meadow [Gaelic cluanag = Irish cluain + the plenary suff. -ach]

Clunie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4971:729,29457,260
Scotland3941:13,5881,754
England2551:218,50218,526
Jamaica1651:17,3941,599
New Zealand1191:38,0536,460
Canada671:549,93446,038
Australia491:550,93340,757
Panama401:97,8063,773
Costa Rica211:227,6222,745
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France51:13,284,544357,392
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3541:10,5741,326
England851:286,76919,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Clunie (72) may also be a first name.

Clunie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Clunie, &c. = the Meadow [Gaelic cluanag = Irish cluain + the plenary suff. -ach]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cluny, places in cos. Aberdeen and Inverness.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Clunie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clunie is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clunie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 241,779th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,411,347 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Clunie reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles. Clunie is also the 1,143,416th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 72 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 497 people, or 1 in 729,294. In The United States Clunie is mostly found in: New York, where 17 percent reside, Indiana, where 16 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 24 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Clunie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Clunie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,259 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 111 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clunie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Clunie last name are 2.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Clunie earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 2.54% less than the national average, earning R 231,612 per year; in United States they earn 1.92% more than the national average, earning $43,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.57% more than the national average, earning $70,831 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clunies9242/
Clounie9233/
Clunnie9227/
Clune913,885/
Cluni916/
Cluney83866/
Clunis83623/
Clunes83608/
Clunet8365/
Clunne8336/
Klunie8316/
Cluner834/
Cliuni832/
Cloune831/
Cluine831/
Clunye831/
Cliune831/
Clonie830/
Clausnier801/
Clousnier800/
Cluness77149/
Clugnet7780/
Clouner7749/
Clunich7711/
Clouney773/
Kleunie771/
Chlluni771/
Clugnit771/
Clunnis771/
Cleonie771/
Claunet771/
Clunney770/
Clauney770/
Cluneey770/
Clhoune770/
Cluneas770/
Cluny73397/
Klune73315/
Kluni7370/
Cluna7322/
Clone7314/
Clausner71312/
Clousner717/
Cleunich711/
Cloutney711/
Cleumner710/
Clunnich710/
Cloney671,119/
Clauna67450/
Klunge6765/
Kluner6747/
Klunne6737/
Cleone6728/
Klunis6725/
Klonie674/
Klungi673/
Klunni673/
Klouni672/
Clunny672/
Clauny671/
Klunet671/
Klyuni671/
Cloneh671/
Clonni671/
Clonei671/
Kleune671/
Clonea671/
Clonee671/
Clouttner670/
Klunep670/
Clunha670/
Clunay670/
Cloone670/

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