Cleave Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cleave Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cleave family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 173
Agricultural Labourer 19
Farmers Son 16
Dress Maker 14
Farm Labourer 7
Farm Servant 7
Laundress 6
Boot Maker 5
Carpenter 5
Labourer 5
Police Constable 5
General Servant 5
Carman 4
Domestic Servant 4
House Keeper 4
Farmer 4
Cooper 3
Flower Maker 3
General Domestic Servant 3
General Labourer 3
Auctioneers Daughter 3
Butcher 3
Retired Farmer 3
Tailor 3
Farmers Wife 3

Cleave Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cleave 100% 5,795
2 Clive 67% 2,154
3 Cleeve 83% 1,426
4 Clave 83% 303
5 Cleve 83% 288
6 Clove 67% 192

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The surname Cleave is the most popular version of all its varients

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