Cleek
See also: cleek
English
Etymology
- 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”).
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cleek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 344.
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