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Vancleave Ranking

the United States, the name Vancleave is the 8,607th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


Vancleave migration to the United States +



Vancleave Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Jan VanCleave, who landed in Long Island in 1653 2
Vancleave Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Thomas Van Cleave, aged 31, who arrived in New York in 1893 aboard the ship "Tauric" from Liverpool, England 3
Vancleave Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Helen Van Cleave, who arrived in New York in 1906 aboard the ship "Minneapolis" from London, England 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Vancleave (post 1700) +

  • William Van Cleave (1935-2013), American political scientist, advisor to President Ronald Reagan
  • Ryan G. Van Cleave (b. 1972), American freelance writer, writing coach, and keynote speaker
  • Ira Van Cleave (1888-1943), American football, basketball, baseball, and track and field coach, athletics administrator
  • A. R. VanCleave (1889-1987), American football coach
  • Philip Van Cleave (b. 1952), is an American gun rights advocate and the president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL)
  • Lindley T. Vancleave, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1900 4
  • Aaron Van Cleave (b. 1987), German pair skater, winner of the 2015 German national title, the 2011 NRW Trophy, and 2010 Warsaw Cup


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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