Clyne Surname

92,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Clyne Surname Definition:

From the lands of Clyne in the parish of the same name in Sutherlandshire. Various charters dated between 1350 and 1372 were witnessed by William of Clyne (OPS., II, p. 482), who is probably the William de Clyn, "nobilis vir," who appears in record in 1375 as holding the lands of Cathboll in Tarbat of the bishop of Moray (REM.

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Clyne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1771:166,49516,893
Australia8281:32,6044,312
England6491:85,8529,397
Ireland3671:12,8311,542
Scotland3421:15,6541,950
Canada3351:109,98711,787
New Zealand1221:37,1176,329
Grenada951:1,142217
Trinidad and Tobago801:17,0502,088
British Virgin Islands671:47295
Saint Lucia191:9,4101,001
Wales161:193,40812,484
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Cayman Islands51:12,7791,374
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tonga11:107,313791
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2751:16,1092,014
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3441:10,8811,359
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4381:114,65511,327

Clyne (267) may also be a first name.

Clyne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the lands of Clyne in the parish of the same name in Sutherlandshire. Various charters dated between 1350 and 1372 were witnessed by William of Clyne (OPS., II, p. 482), who is probably the William de Clyn, "nobilis vir," who appears in record in 1375 as holding the lands of Cathboll in Tarbat of the bishop of Moray (REM., p. 180—181). Malcolm de Clyne, secretary of the bishop of Orkney in 1390, was also a cleric in Moray (Diplomatarium Norvegicum, XVII, p. 932), and petitioned for a benefice in 1394 (CSR., I, p. 177). William of Clyne of that Ilk gave seisin of the earldom of Sutherland to John, the son and apparent heir of John, earl of Sutherland in 1456 (OPS., II. p. 724), and in 1512 William of Clyne of that Ilk witnessed a seisin of the same earldom in favor of John, the son and heir of the deceased Earl John (ibid.). The family appears to have ended in daughters, as in 1518 Adam, earl of Sutherland gave to John Morray of Aberscors for his sons the ward and marriage of Jonet Clyne and of her sister Elizabeth, the daughters and heiresses of William Clyne of Clyne. John Morray disponed the same to one of the Sutherlands who "mareid the heyre of Clyne" (Gordon, Genealogical history of the Earldom of Sutherland, 1813, p. 94), Alexander Clyne in Greenland, Caithness, is recorded in 1662 (Caithness). Norval Clyne (1817—1889), man of letters, was perhaps the only prominent bearer of the name in modern times.

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

The name in Irish is Mac Giolla Chlaoin and it appears as Macgilleclyne and other similar early anglicized forms in the Fiants from 1585 in Counties Roscommon and Longford. The place name Ballykilcline in that part of the former, lying between Counties Longford and Mayo, indicates the homeland of the sept. Families of the name later became fairly numerous also in the neighbouring county of Leitrim as well as Mayo. The older form Kilcline has now become rare even in Cos. Roscommon and Mayo, having been superseded by the better known Clynes which is now chiefly found in Leitrim and Longford.

Other modern variants are Clyne, Clynne, Clines and Cline. John Robert Clynes (1869-1949) a leader of the Labour Party in England, was born in Co. Mayo.

The famous fourteenth century annalist, John Clyn, was of a Co. Kilkenny family which is perpetuated in the place-name Clinstown. It has no connexion with the Gaelic-Irish family of Clynes, being Cambro-Norman in origin.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Scottish) One who came from Clyne (a slope), the name of two places in Scotland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Dutch, Klein; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Clyne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clyne is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Clyne click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clyne? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clyne is the 92,251st most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,406,591 people. The last name Clyne is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Clyne reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 544,256th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 267 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,177 people, or 1 in 166,495. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Minnesota, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States Clyne exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Clyne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Clyne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Clyne last name rose 497 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,047 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 133 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 1 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clyne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Clyne last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Clyne last name are 5.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.16% registered with the political party.

The amount Clyne earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.46% more than the national average, earning $52,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning $51,585 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cloyne9143/
Cleyne9123/
Clayne918/
Clynee911/
Clygnet8346/
Cloynes8340/
Clysner8318/
Claynes834/
Claynne831/
Cellyne831/
Cleynes831/
Clyneth830/
Cline8070,176/
Klyne801,052/
Clene8027/
Clines731,582/
Clenet731,153/
Clayni73753/
Claine73303/
Clinet73257/
Cleine73101/
Kleyne7386/
Klynge7365/
Cliney7330/
Clinge7329/
Clénet7322/
Cleney7318/
Cleane7316/
Clione7315/
Cleene7310/
Clener739/
Cliner737/
Klynes735/
Klayne734/
Clenie733/
Clenes733/
Chline731/
Clinee731/
Cluine731/
Cloine731/
Clline731/
Clinie731/
Cliene731/
Clined731/
Chlene731/
Clemne731/
Kloyne730/
Clehne730/
Clenney67878/
Clignet67247/
Celline67140/
Cleijne67102/
Klynher6749/
Cleinge6745/
Clignez6741/
Clesner6729/
Klynets6716/
Cleaner6713/
Clenner6712/
Cliness6710/
Cleanne674/
Kellyne673/
Cleeney673/
Clemnet673/
Clemney673/
Cleiner672/
Clennet672/
Chlenge672/
Clemner672/
Clenets671/
Claines671/
Clemneh671/
Clesnei671/
Cleneas671/
Cilline671/
Cleaned671/
Clainge671/
Cellyni671/
Cleanea671/
Clisner671/
Clinett671/
Cleynis671/
Cletner671/
Clennes671/
Chlaine671/
Cloines670/
Cleaney670/
Clennie670/
Claisne670/
Cleanes670/
Clieney670/
Killyne670/
Clegnet670/
Clainey670/

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