Show ContentsCleve History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms


United States Cleve migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cleve Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Phillip Cleve, who landed in Virginia in 1648 1
  • Daniel Cleve, who arrived in Maryland in 1665 1
  • Thomas Cleve, who arrived in Maryland in 1672 1
Cleve Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Louis Cleve, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1848 1
  • P T Cleve, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1869 1

Australia Cleve migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Cleve Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Charles Cleve, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Benjamin Elkin" in 1850 2
  • Alfred Cleve, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Benjamin Elkin" in 1850 2
  • Mary Cleve, aged 21, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Norman"
  • Sarah Cleve, aged 23, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Norman"

Contemporary Notables of the name Cleve (post 1700) +

  • George Wolfgang Cleve (1935-2015), Viennese-born, American conductor of the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Montreal Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic and many more
  • H. P. Van Cleve, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1868 3
  • C. H. Van Cleve, American politician, Village President of Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1845-47 3
  • Benjamin Van Cleve, American politician, Postmaster at Dayton, Ohio, 1803-21 3
  • Andrew F. Van Cleve, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920 3
  • Henry R. Cleve, American politician, Delegate to Nebraska State Constitutional Convention, 1919-20 4
  • Jenny Clève (1930-2023), French actress from Roubaix, France
  • Cornelius Cleve (1520-1567), Flemish painter
  • Cleve Bryant (1947-2023), American football player and head football coach at Ohio University from 1985 to 1989, MAC Offensive Player of the Year (1968)
  • Cleve Loney (1950-2020), American politician, Member of the Montana House of Representatives (2011-2013)


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BENJAMIN ELKIN 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850BenjaminElkin.gif
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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