Clampit Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Clampit Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Muddy or Clayey Pit, or Clay-Pit [Old English clám, mud, clay + pytt]

Clampit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England151:3,714,537119,675
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Clampit Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a Muddy or Clayey Pit, or Clay-Pit [Old English clám, mud, clay + pytt]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Clampit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clampit is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clampit? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 878,878th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. The surname Clampit occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Clampit reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 1,372,951. In The United States Clampit is most prevalent in: Louisiana, where 26 percent reside, Arkansas, where 22 percent reside and Texas, where 16 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Clampit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clampit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Clampit last name grew 383 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clampit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Clampit last name are 25.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.5% registered with the political party.

Clampit earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.02% less than the national average, earning $36,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clampitt932,743/
Clampite930/
Clampi928/
Clampitte8815/
Clampeith880/
Clampet86310/
Clampett80468/
Clempitt8028/
Clampeth805/
Clanpitt801/
Clampete800/
Clompitt800/
Clampa7715/
Klampi7712/
Clampy772/
Clavit772/
Clampe772/
Clampă771/
Clampette752/
Clamper7119/
Klampis715/
Klampai713/
Clabite713/
Klampie713/
Clompei711/
Klampio711/
Klampet711/
Clavoit710/
Clamped710/
Klamphet67166/
Klamphai6749/
Cleavitt677/
Clampfer673/
Clampher671/
Klampett671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Clampit
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