Clive is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Clive
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Clive

How popular is Clive?

Clive is ranked 128810 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Clives plummeted by 5.797101 per cent to 260 since 2000 and slipped by 7497 spots and ranked at 74375. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.31 84.78
Hispanic or Latino 6.54 5.43
Others 5.38 0
Black 3.85 5.07
Clive is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Scotland. Around 3065 people have been found who wears Clive as their family name. Clive is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
5,340 Iceland6
318,252 Ukraine6
101,066 Zimbabwe5
4,921 Uganda5
10,542 China4
32,695 Nigeria3
15,749 Finland3
18,718 Thailand2
12,161 Wales2
34,681 Norway2
6,900 Oman2
12,844 Pakistan2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
118,441 Germany2
10,683 Cyprus1
118,015 Netherlands1
28,746 Algeria1
56,169 Mexico1
2,057 Isle of Man1
16,640 Hong Kong1
8,181 Botswana1
17,236 Ghana1
15,705 Cameroon1
24,176 Qatar1
36,814 Romania1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
7,895 South Korea1
77,122 Sweden1
5,553 Taiwan1
2,613 The Bahamas1
14,644 Tunisia1
66,560 Philippines1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
7,790 Zambia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
80,054 Spain18
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
162,095 India100
9,157 New Zealand76
Countries with hundreds of Clive:
7,224 England952
11,889 South Africa530
58,438 United States439
12,354 Australia223
23,421 Canada149
13,194 Malaysia126
77,708 France122
75,961 Brazil111
5,272 Scotland105
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 50 years old workman John Clive and 23 years old druggist Richard Clive who were residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on September 7, 1849 by Aberdeen put out from Liverpool.

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