Cluny Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Portugal

Cluny Surname Definition:

From Clunie in the district of Stormont, Perthshire. William de Clonin witnessed a confirmation charter by Alexander II to the Abbey of Arbroath c. 1214—1218 (RAA., I, 100). The ward of Eugene de Cluny is referred to in 1263 (ER., I, p. 3).

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Cluny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Portugal941:110,8325,195
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Belgium231:499,85448,667
England211:2,653,24194,788
France121:5,535,227269,324
Wales81:386,81619,671
India71:109,580,769786,157
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Cluny (198) may also be a first name.

Cluny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Clunie in the district of Stormont, Perthshire. William de Clonin witnessed a confirmation charter by Alexander II to the Abbey of Arbroath c. 1214—1218 (RAA., I, 100). The ward of Eugene de Cluny is referred to in 1263 (ER., I, p. 3). William de Cluny of Perthshire rendered homage in 1296, and appears again on an inquest at Perth in 1304 (Bain, II, p. 191,211, 414). Another William de Cluny, chaunteur of Breghyn in the county of Strivelyn, also rendered homage in that year and is mentioned again in 1305 as Sir William de Clony, chaplain to the bishop of Brechin (ibid., p. 208,455). Adam Cluny of Fifeshire also rendered homage in 1296 (ibid., p. 204), and John de Cloni or de Cloney of Fife was one of the Scots prisoners taken at Dunbar Castle in the same year (ibid., p. 176; IV, p. 358). John Clunie or Clunnie was charged with tumult, 1686 (RPC., 3. ser. XII, p. 81), and Rev. John Clunie (b. 1757) was author of the song "I lo'e na a laddie but ane." Twelve of the name are recorded in the Commissariot Record of Dunblane from 1616 onward. Other old forms are: Clenye, Clwny, Clwnye.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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

Cluny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cluny (Arabic: كلاني) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cluny? popularity and diffusion

Cluny is the 730,373rd most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Cluny are found; 39 percent are found in North Africa and 39 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 644,447th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 198 people.

The last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Not including Egypt it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Cluny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cluny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cluny last name declined 44 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cluny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Cluny surname is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cluny surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Cluny earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cluney91866/
Clunny912/
Clauny911/
Clunay910/
Clouney833/
Claunay831/
Cleunyo831/
Cluneey830/
Clunney830/
Clauney830/
Clune803,885/
Cluna8022/
Clony806/
Cluni806/
Kluny800/
Cloutney771/
Clunie731,652/
Cloney731,119/
Clunis73623/
Clunes73608/
Clauna73450/
Clunet7365/
Clunne7336/
Klunny7321/
Cluner734/
Cliuni732/
Cliune731/
Cloeny731/
Cloune731/
Cluine731/
Clonay730/
Clonny730/
Clunha730/
Clooney671,233/
Cluness67149/
Klunnyi67129/
Klunnyy67103/
Clugnet6780/
Clouner6749/
Clounie6733/
Clunnie6727/
Klausny6717/
Clunich6711/
Cloenay675/
Claunet671/
Clunnis671/
Chlluni671/
Cleoniy671/
Clugnit671/
Cloonay670/
Cloneey670/
Cluneas670/
Clhoune670/

Cluny Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cluny in the Arabic language
كلانيklany-

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