Cleeves Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cleeves Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cleeves family

Profession Census Frequency
Coal Miner 3
Shoe Maker 3
Agricultural Labourer 2
Butcher 2
General Servant Domestic 1
Brace Maker 1
Dock Laborer 1
Domestic 1
Labourer 1
Page & Domestic Servant 1
Pauper 1
Scholar 1

Cleeves Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cleaves 86% 1,515
2 Cleves 86% 581
3 Cloves 71% 481
4 Cleeves 100% 364
5 Clives 71% 150
6 Claves 71% 104

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The surname Cleeves is the 4th most popular variant of Cleaves.

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