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There are approximately 8,008 people named Cleary in the UK. That makes it the 1,354th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 127 are named Cleary.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


Related and similar surnames

Clery
Clary
Clarey
Clar
Clair
Clare
Claire
Claar
Clara
Callery
Claery
Claary
Clairy
Claerry
Claerey
Chleary
Chlary
Chlery
Clareys
Clari
Claerie
Chlory
Claray
Claeriz
Claeris
Clairey
Claere
Caleary
Calary
Chlarie

The Cleary surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CLEARY. See Clary.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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