Cleverly

See also: cleverly

English

Alternative forms

• Cleverley

Etymology

Perhaps a variant of Cleveley, through an irregular development, or a possibly a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in Hampshire, from Old English clǣfre (“clover”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) and thus equivalent to clover +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈklɛvəli/
• Homophones: cleverly, Cleverley

Proper noun

Cleverly (plural Cleverlys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cleverly is the 40610^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 538 individuals. Cleverly is most common among White (95.17%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cleverly”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 345.