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[Surname] English surname "Cleverdon"
What is the origin and meaning of this surname Cleverdon? the surname Cleverdon is found mostly in Devon.
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Cleverdon is most probably an alteration of Claverdon, a placename in Warwickshire.
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I found a placename called "Clevedon" in Somerset, meaning "cleave hill", another possible origin of the surname Cleverdon.
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