Find out how popular the last name Cloudy is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cloudy.

Cloudy, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cloudy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cloudy in America

Cloudy is the 113155th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cloudy surname appeared 155 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cloudy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cloudy to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cloudy

The surname "CLOUDY" is believed to have originated in England during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. It is derived from the Old English word "cludig," which means "clouded" or "misty." This name was likely given as a descriptive nickname to someone who lived in a particularly cloudy or foggy area, or perhaps to someone who had a gloomy or melancholic demeanor.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name "CLOUDY" can be found in the Hundred Rolls of 1273, which were administrative records compiled during the reign of King Edward I. In these rolls, a man named Robert Cloudy is listed as a resident of the county of Oxfordshire.

Another early reference to the name appears in the court records of the borough of Colchester, Essex, in 1380, where a certain John Cloudy is mentioned as a witness in a legal dispute.

During the 16th century, the name "CLOUDY" began to appear in various parish registers and other official documents across England. One notable example is Thomas Cloudy, a wealthy merchant who was born in London around 1520 and served as a member of the city's Common Council.

In the 17th century, the surname "CLOUDY" spread to other parts of the British Isles, including Scotland and Ireland. One prominent figure with this name was Sir William Cloudy, a Scottish nobleman who was born in Edinburgh in 1642 and served as a military officer during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

As the name "CLOUDY" became more widespread, it also began to appear in various place names and geographical locations. For instance, there is a village called Cloudy Bank in the county of Lancashire, which likely derived its name from a local family or individual with the surname "CLOUDY."

In the 18th century, the name "CLOUDY" continued to be found throughout Britain, with notable individuals including John Cloudy (1702-1785), a successful businessman and landowner from Gloucestershire, and Elizabeth Cloudy (1728-1807), a well-known philanthropist and social reformer from Yorkshire.

By the 19th century, the surname "CLOUDY" had also made its way across the Atlantic to North America, where it was adopted by many immigrants from the British Isles. One notable American with this name was Robert Cloudy (1810-1892), a civil engineer who played a key role in the construction of several railroads and canals in the northeastern United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cloudy

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cloudy.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cloudy was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cloudy has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cloudy was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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