Show ContentsClewlow History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The roots of the Anglo-Saxon name Clewlow come from when the family resided in the locality of Clulow, "in the township of Wincle, parish of Prestbury, Cheshire. From Clulow Cross there is said to be a fine view over parts of Staffordshire and Cheshire. " 1

Early Origins of the Clewlow family

The surname Clewlow was first found in Cheshire, where early records of the family are indeed rare. Prestbury Church in Cheshire listed Ralph Hordeme and Anne Cluley marrying in 1615 and the same source notes that Robert Millington and Ellen Cluley were married in 1617. 1

Early History of the Clewlow family

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Clewlow Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Clewlow has been recorded under many different variations, including Clulow, Clewly, Clewlow, Clulye, Clulee, Clewely, Cluley and many more.

Early Notables of the Clewlow family

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Migration of the Clewlow family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Clewlow or a variant listed above: Elizabeth Clewly who arrived in Boston in 1768 and Joseph Clewley in America in 1774.


Contemporary Notables of the name Clewlow (post 1700) +

  • Liam "Rory" Clewlow, English guitarist
  • Warren Clewlow, South African business executive


  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)


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