van Cleave Surname

334,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,104 people bear this surname

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

van Cleave Surname Definition:

(Dutch) One who came from the city or duchy of Cleve (cliff), in West Germany; dweller near the cliff.

van Cleave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0471:346,18831,090
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3341:150,35513,950

van Cleave Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) One who came from the city or duchy of Cleve (cliff), in West Germany; dweller near the cliff.

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

van Cleave Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Cleave is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Cleave? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 334,403rd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,601,038 people. The surname van Cleave occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of van Cleave live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,047 people, or 1 in 346,188. In The United States van Cleave is mostly found in: California, where 14 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Oregon, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States van Cleave is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

van Cleave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Cleave has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the van Cleave surname rose 313 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Cleave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the van Cleave last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount van Cleave earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 62.66% more than the national average, earning $70,186 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.95% more than the national average, earning $54,626 CAD per year.

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van Cleave Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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