Cleaver
See also: cleaver
English edit
Etymology edit
Occupational surname for someone who split wood, from Middle English clevere (“one who cleaves”).
Proper noun edit
Cleaver (plural Cleavers)
- A surname from Middle English.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cleaver is the 7387th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4509 individuals. Cleaver is most common among White (84.28%) and Black/African American (10.49%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cleaver”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 343.
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Noun edit
Cleaver m (strong, genitive Cleavers, plural Cleavers)