Clew Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Clew Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Clew family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 3
Farm Labourer 3
Scholar 3
Assistant To His Father 2
Cotton Piecer 1
Railway Labourer 1
Corporal 1
Laundress 1
Porter To Laundress 1
Brick Layer's Labourer 1
Journeyman Brick Layer 1
Porke Seller 1
Royal Navy Half Pay 1
Wife Of Above 1
Assistant To Her Father 1
Gardner 1
Assistant School Mistress 1
Horse Nail Maker 1
House Servant 1
Servant 1
Doctor 1
Burnisher 1

Clew Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Clow 75% 4,923
2 Calow 60% 2,629
3 Clowe 60% 870
4 Cleugh 50% 563
5 Clew 100% 530
6 Claw 75% 332
7 Clewe 80% 248

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The surname Clew is the 5th most popular variant of Clow.

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