Cleaver Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cleaver Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cleaver family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 364
Agricultural Labourer 118
Labourer 39
General Servant 24
Silk Weaver 16
Domestic Servant 16
Tailor 15
Dress Maker 12
House Keeper 11
Shepherd 11
Laundress 11
Housemaid 10
At Home 10
Servant 9
Silk Winder 9
Gardener 9
General Servant Domestic 8
Farm Servant 8
Groom 7
Clerk 7
Painter 6
Governess 6
Farm Labourer 6
Brass Founder 6
Ribbon Weaver 6

Cleaver Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cleaver 100% 16,713
2 Calver 57% 10,871
3 Clover 71% 6,716
4 Culver 57% 4,303
5 Cliver 71% 1,871
6 Colver 57% 1,730
7 Clever 86% 1,502
8 Claver 86% 395
9 Cleever 86% 264

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

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