Cleek
See also: cleek
English
editEtymology
edit- As a German surname, spelling variant of Glück.
- As an English surname, spelling variant of Clerke, Clerk, and from Old English cleaca (“stepping stone”), from Proto-Celtic *klukā (“stone”).
Proper noun
editCleek (plural Cleeks)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cleek is the 17495th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1611 individuals. Cleek is most common among White (95.47%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cleek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 344.