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Cleaver
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cleaver
English
+ (surname)
Etymology
Occupational surname for someone who split wood, from en enm clevere one who cleaves.
Proper noun
s
en Middle English.
en Nate Chinen Review: Eric Revis Trio Lets the Music Lead the Way at the Jazz Gallery w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/arts/music/review-eric-revis-trio-lets-the-music-lead-the-way-at-the-jazz-gallery.html 2015-06-18 The Eric Revis Trio, featuring the pianist Kris Davis, the bassist Eric Revis and the drummer Gerald Cleaver performing at the Jazz Gallery. https://web.archive.org/web/20220616140741/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/arts/music/review-eric-revis-trio-lets-the-music-lead-the-way-at-the-jazz-gallery.html
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Cleaver is the 7387th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4509 individuals. Cleaver is most common among White (84.28%) and Black/African American (10.49%) individuals.
Further reading
German
Pronunciation
de De-Cleaver.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,,s
cleaver
Declension
m,,s