Cloughley

Cloughley Meaning & Origin

About Cloughley
The surname Cloughley is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Mac Lachlainn," meaning "son of Lachlann." Lachlann is a personal name derived from the Gaelic word "lach," meaning "lake." The name Cloughley is primarily found in County Donegal in Ireland and is associated with the descendants of the Mac Lachlainn clan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Cloughley is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Cloughley: 148
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 117,480
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cloughley based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLFL
🗽 NYSIIS
CAGA
🔊 Soundex
C402040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K L AW1 G L IY0
🌐 IPA
/cloughley*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLFL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C424

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cloughley in Braille

Here's how to represent Cloughley in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Cloughley in braille

How to sign the name Cloughley using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Cloughley using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Cloughley in sign language

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