About Cleland
The surname Cleland is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Old English words "claeg" meaning "clay" and "land" meaning "land." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Cleland is "clay land" or "land with clay." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived or worked on land with clay soil.
The surname Cleland is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cleland based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Cleland is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Cleland in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Cleland using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.