Clacher Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Clacher Surname Definition:

From Gaelic clachair, a mason. Thomas Clachar in Achiltie was fined in 1613 for resetting outlawed members of Clan Gregor (RPC., XIV, p. 640). John Clachar in Blindgerie is in record in 1661 (Caithness). See also Macclacher.

Clacher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
England1201:464,31730,397
Scotland1181:45,3714,059
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Australia781:346,09929,260
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Wales181:171,91811,581
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland481:77,9844,336
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Clacher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Gaelic clachair, a mason. Thomas Clachar in Achiltie was fined in 1613 for resetting outlawed members of Clan Gregor (RPC., XIV, p. 640). John Clachar in Blindgerie is in record in 1661 (Caithness). See also Macclacher.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

CLACHAR, Clacher: From Gaelic clachair, a mason. Thomas Clachar in Achiltie was fined in 1613 for resetting outlawed members of Clan Gregor (RPC., XIV, p. 640). John Clachar in Blindgerie is in record in 1661 (Caithness). See also Macclacher.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Clacher Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Clacher Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Clacher is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clacher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Clacher is the 546,286th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,436,085 people. The last name Clacher occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Clacher are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Clacher is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 2,684,881. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 24 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and Texas, where 13 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent are found and Scotland, where 20 percent are found.

Clacher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clacher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clacher surname rose 794 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 246 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clacher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Clacher surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Clacher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 159.63% more than the national average, earning R 616,980 per year and in United States they earn 7.16% less than the national average, earning $40,060 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Clatcher931/
Clascher931/
Clacer9274/
Clache9213/
Clocher86321/
Claiche8664/
Clacker8644/
Clachet8614/
Claucer862/
Klacher861/
Clasher861/
Clachie861/
Clached861/
Clahher860/
Cleacer860/
Clasche860/
Clace8394/
Clatchey80106/
Klatcher8016/
Claucier802/
Clauchet802/
Clochere802/
Clochier801/
Clausher801/
Claychee801/
Claysher801/
Claseher801/
Clachihe801/
Klaycher801/
Clachess800/
Cloche77292/
Clazer77147/
Claser77145/
Clacey77119/
Clager77110/
Clajer7770/
Clachi7766/
Cleace7732/
Claces7732/
Claice7726/
Clauce7714/
Clacee7711/
Klache779/
Klacer775/
Claker774/
Clocer771/
Clacie770/
Clashe770/
Clachy770/
Clauschee7572/
Kellacher7560/
Klauscher7518/
Clotscher757/
Chleicher752/
Klatscher752/
Clauser712,467/
Clazzer71487/
Clochet71414/
Clocker71212/
Claiser71146/
Clochey71109/
Clocier7194/
Clochez7187/
Classer7168/
Klasche7138/
Cloches7136/
Clochie7115/
Claucet7110/
Clauzer719/
Clayces719/
Klacker717/
Clouche715/
Klaucer713/
Clasert712/
Clahses712/
Qlasher711/
Clackjr711/
Claschi711/
Clatchy711/
Claucey711/
Clauger711/
Qulache711/
Cshleicher711/
Clotche711/
Clasier711/
Clauker711/
Clachis711/
Cloudtcher711/
Claucei711/
Claichi711/
Clashey710/
Clasker710/
Claiger710/
Clagger710/
Klasher710/
Cleaser710/
Klocher710/
Clase672,809/
Clacy67301/
Clausier67297/
Klatchet67149/
Claucich6772/
Classere6757/
Clausich6750/
Clousher6735/
Classert6723/
Klatsche6716/
Cloce6714/
Claze6712/
Clausert679/
Claße679/
Claje678/
Clausser677/
Kellache676/
Claci674/
Clahasey673/
Klaische673/
Cloutche673/
Klyakher672/
Cloucier672/
Clage672/
Classeur672/
Klace671/
Klaschie671/
Chellace671/
Claasser671/
Claggerr671/
Classier671/
Claiquer671/
Klyacherova671/
Clouchet671/
Cloicier671/
Claysier671/
Claquier671/
Claciojr671/
Claisier671/
Claizier671/
Chillace671/
Cleoceir671/
Klaychey671/
Kleycher671/
Clouchee670/
Clouchie670/
Clouchey670/
Clautser670/

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