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 372
Agricultural Labourer 73
Domestic Servant 37
General Labourer 26
Farm Labourer 15
Dress Maker 13
Labourer 13
Gardener 12
Farmer 10
Living On Own Means 8
Clerk 8
Coal Miner 8
General Servant 7
House Keeper 7
Laundress 6
Stone Mason 5
Silk Winder 5
Cook Domestic Servant 5
Charwoman 5
Blacksmith 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Carter 5
Butcher 5
General Domestic Servant 5
Dressmaker 5

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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