Cleves Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cleves Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cleves family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labour 4
House Servant 3
Scholar 3
Scholar At National School 3
Waiting Clerk 1
In Pensioner 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
At Home 1
Coal Miner 1
Pauper 1

Cleves Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cleaves 86% 1,515
2 Cleves 100% 581
3 Cloves 83% 481
4 Cleeves 86% 364
5 Clives 83% 150
6 Claves 83% 104

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The surname Cleves is the 2nd most popular variant of Cleaves.

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