Claud Forename
Approximately 12,451 people bear this name
Claud Forename Definition:
A male name. French, from Latin Claudius, the name of two famous Roman gentes, one patrician, the other plebeian, probably a derivative of claudus 'lame'. Claude has long been used in France, and it was adopted in the 16th C by the Hamilton family, who had French connexions, the first to bear the name being Lord Claud Hamilton (b.
Read More About This ForenameClaud Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 5,338 | 1:67,916 | 3,432 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 4,119 | 1:12,816 | 1,526 |
| South Africa | 99% | 658 | 1:82,876 | 7,175 |
| Zimbabwe | 98% | 568 | 1:27,155 | 2,803 |
| DR Congo | 98% | 356 | 1:207,381 | 9,050 |
| England | 100% | 193 | 1:288,098 | 7,399 |
| France | 100% | 149 | 1:446,110 | 5,096 |
| Jamaica | - | 124 | 1:23,252 | 1,797 |
| Zambia | - | 111 | 1:142,836 | 5,770 |
| Cameroon | 68% | 98 | 1:220,515 | 9,104 |
| Canada | 100% | 97 | 1:341,581 | 10,391 |
| Brazil | 97% | 77 | 1:2,782,288 | 52,709 |
| Philippines | 86% | 47 | 1:2,255,521 | 48,741 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 45 | 1:3,945,875 | 63,797 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 39 | 1:34,908 | 3,522 |
| India | 97% | 34 | 1:35,731,705 | 689,842 |
| Netherlands | 57% | 33 | 1:512,184 | 12,382 |
| China | - | 31 | 1:44,066,316 | 61,924 |
| Uganda | 100% | 25 | 1:1,638,277 | 23,304 |
| Guyana | 100% | 25 | 1:30,530 | 3,308 |
| Benin | 100% | 19 | 1:556,623 | 17,687 |
| Kenya | - | 19 | 1:2,437,216 | 20,914 |
| Australia | - | 18 | 1:758,757 | 10,216 |
| Germany | 70% | 16 | 1:6,042,367 | 23,110 |
| Scotland | 100% | 11 | 1:486,397 | 6,140 |
| Grenada | 100% | 11 | 1:9,830 | 1,266 |
| Lebanon | - | 10 | 1:562,757 | 6,675 |
| Ireland | 100% | 9 | 1:515,947 | 6,644 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| Tunisia | - | 9 | 1:75,211 | 3,284 |
| Congo | 100% | 9 | 1:556,578 | 9,819 |
| Ghana | - | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Italy | 70% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| Switzerland | 59% | 6 | 1:1,368,916 | 14,223 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 6 | 1:3,961,614 | 68,952 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 6 | 1:1,358,719 | 89,225 |
| Thailand | 91% | 6 | 1:11,677,636 | 152,954 |
| Belize | 100% | 5 | 1:70,862 | 4,575 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Romania | - | 4 | 1:5,012,994 | 31,756 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Belgium | 100% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| Venezuela | - | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| Sweden | 100% | 4 | 1:2,464,477 | 34,955 |
| Russia | - | 3 | 1:48,077,901 | 98,779 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 3 | 1:59,272 | 4,116 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 3 | 1:7,691,978 | 82,363 |
| Mexico | 100% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Austria | - | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Wales | 100% | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Czechia | 100% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
Claud (8,866) may also be a surname.
Claud Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. French, from Latin Claudius, the name of two famous Roman gentes, one patrician, the other plebeian, probably a derivative of claudus 'lame'. Claude has long been used in France, and it was adopted in the 16th C by the Hamilton family, who had French connexions, the first to bear the name being Lord Claud Hamilton (b. 1543), Baron Paisley and ancestor of the Earls and Dukes of Abercorn, since whose time it has been used continuously in his family.
CLAUDE. The English form of Claudius (see Claudia). In C20, the irreverent are apt to poke fun at Claud: cf. the remarks at the end of Clarence and Cuthbert.
Claud Forename Popularity
Claud Demographics
Average Claud Salary in
United States
$40,958 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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