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
Farmer 37
Living On Own Means 11
Scholar 10
Cook Domestic 7
General Servant Domestic 7
Dress Maker 6
General Labourer 6
Servant Domestic 6
Dressmaker 5
Farm Labourer 5
Agricultural Labourer 5
Farmer's Son F Rel 5
Carpenter 4
School 4
Draper's Assistant 4
Farmer's Son 4
Wall Mason 4
Living On Her Own Income 3
Police Constable 3
Railway Porter 3
Cricket Bat Maker 3
Housemaid Domestic 3
Tailor 3
Relief Farmer Son 2
Tailoress 2

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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