Clapham Surname

72,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Clapham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Clapham.' parishes in the the Dioceses of Ely, Rochester, Chichester, and Ripon. The Yorkshire Claphams have been the most prolific The name is manifestly the ham of Clap, or Clop; v.

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Clapham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,2661:17,0602,460
Australia1,1541:23,3933,215
United States1,0511:344,87130,996
Canada3891:94,71910,322
New Zealand3631:12,4752,174
Wales1561:19,8372,100
Northern Ireland1141:16,1852,152
Scotland761:70,4455,436
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
France291:2,290,439180,028
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Jersey201:4,960981
Cyprus151:58,9925,768
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5641:9,5071,427
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

Clapham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Clapham.' parishes in the the Dioceses of Ely, Rochester, Chichester, and Ripon. The Yorkshire Claphams have been the most prolific The name is manifestly the ham of Clap, or Clop; v. Clapp.

Alexander de Clopham, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter de Clopham, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Reginald de Clopham, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Thomas de Clapham, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1618. Married — Thomas Clapham and Ann Price: St. Mary Aldermary.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Clapham = Clap(p)a’s (or Cloppa’s) Estate [Old English hám, home, estate] The Surrey Clapham occurs in a 9th cent. Anglo-Saxon charter as Cloppahám.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c., in Surrey, Bedford, Sussex, Yorkshire, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or De St. Ouen, from St. Andoen, near Arques, Normandy, which was held by William de St. Andoen from the Baron of Tancarville, c. 1050 (D’Anisy et St. Marie, Sur le Domesday). Bernard de St. A. in 1086 (Domesd.) held fiefs in Suffolk and Kent from William, Viscount of Arques and Rouen, and had several sons, of whom Atso or Azo, of Kent, occurs 1130 (Rot. Pip.); Gormund in Essex, t. Henry I. (Lib. Niger); and Gilbert in Sussex, who witnessed a charter of Philip de Braiose, 1103 (Mon. ii. 973). Roger de St. A. occurs 1153 (Mon. ii. 599). In 13th cent. Ralph de St. A. held two fees in Clopham (Clapham), Sussex, from the honour of Braiose (Testa de Neville). Hence the younger branches bore the name of Clapham, the seat of this family from nearly the Conquest. Another family in Yorkshire, bearing the same name, is of unknown origin.

The Norman People (1874)

The Claphams were a very ancient family of West Riding gentry (Th.), who took the name of a West Riding parish.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Clapham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clapham is found most frequently in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clapham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clapham is the 72,638th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,074,067 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Clapham are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 3,266 people, or 1 in 17,060. In England Clapham is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 17 percent reside, Greater London, where 9 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Apart from England it occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Clapham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clapham has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Clapham surname expanded 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 3,120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 380 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Clapham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Clapham last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Clapham are 5.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Clapham earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 27.24% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,105 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.2% less than the national average, earning R 234,792 per year; in United States they earn 10.83% more than the national average, earning $47,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.37% more than the national average, earning $58,311 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clappham932/
Claphamn930/
Claypham930/
Claphan86233/
Clopham860/
Clayphan80101/
Claphane800/
Clapan7795/
Klaphom71226/
Chellappam712/
Klaphan711/
Clapang711/
Clappan710/
Cloppam710/
Claphon710/
Klatphan67176/
Klaiphan6769/
Clayphon6710/
Kladphan679/
Klayphan674/
Khlaphan674/
Cellapan672/
Clapatin671/

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