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

Kleckley, 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 Kleckley surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kleckley in America

Kleckley is the 45959th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kleckley surname appeared 464 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 Kleckley.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kleckley 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 Kleckley

The surname Kleckley is of English origin and can be traced back to the early 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English words "clæc" meaning valley or hill, and "leah" meaning meadow or clearing. This suggests that the name may have originated from a place name referring to a meadow or clearing located in a valley or near a hill.

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the parish records of St. Mary's Church in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, where a John Kleckley was recorded in 1587. The name is also found in the Sussex Manorial Records of 1597, where a Thomas Kleckley is mentioned.

In the 17th century, the Kleckley family was documented in various parts of England, including Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, and Oxfordshire. William Kleckley, born in 1635 in Gloucestershire, is one of the earliest notable individuals with this surname.

During the colonial era, some members of the Kleckley family immigrated to America. One of the earliest recorded instances is that of Robert Kleckley, who arrived in Virginia in 1635. Another notable early American with this surname was John Kleckley, a soldier in the American Revolutionary War, born in 1751 in South Carolina.

In the 19th century, the Kleckley name gained prominence with individuals such as Ephraim Kleckley, a Baptist minister and author from Georgia, who lived from 1812 to 1891. Another notable figure was Burwell Boykin Kleckley, a cotton planter and politician from South Carolina, born in 1819 and died in 1890.

Other notable individuals with the surname Kleckley include John William Kleckley, an American lawyer and politician from Georgia, who lived from 1866 to 1934, and Joseph Kleckley, an American architect active in the early 20th century, known for designing several prominent buildings in Charleston, South Carolina.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kleckley

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

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 Kleckley 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 Kleckley 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 Kleckley was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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