Cleeve Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cleeve Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cleeve family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 8
Farmers Daur Scholar 4
Agricultural Labourer 4
Brass Founder 4
At Home 3
Farm Labourer 2
Assistant 2
Dealer In Hay Wood General 2
Woodman 2
Mortagee 2
Farm Servant 1
Draper 1
F E S L A C Medrcal Office 1
Farmer Of 120 Acres 1
Farmer Of 15 Acres Employing Labourer 1
Farmer 100 Acres 4 Labourer 1
Farmer 250 Acres 10 Labourer 1
Farmer Of 108 Acres Employing 6 Labourer 1
Assistor His Father At Home 1
Dealer 1
Architect 1
Artist Brush Maker 1
Servant 1
House Servant House Maid 1
Farmer 33 Acres 2 Men 1

Cleeve Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Cleeve is the 3rd most popular variant of Cleave.

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