Clapper Surname

76,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,444 people bear this surname

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

Clapper Surname User-submission:

The last name Clapper is an Americanized form of a German surname, believed to originate from the UK and Germany. It means 'hill' and 'rough bridge'.

The origin of the last name is claimed to be from a nobleman who was of Danish origin that served King Harthacanute.

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Clapper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2481:58,0126,875
Canada961:383,80834,152
England231:2,422,52489,093
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5431:32,5463,919

Clapper (27) may also be a first name.

Clapper Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The last name Clapper is an Americanized form of a German surname, believed to originate from the UK and Germany. It means 'hill' and 'rough bridge'.

The origin of the last name is claimed to be from a nobleman who was of Danish origin that served King Harthacanute.

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Clapper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clapper occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clapper? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clapper is the 76,104th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,130,904 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Clapper are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Clapper is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 27 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 6,248 people, or 1 in 58,012. In The United States Clapper is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Clapper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clapper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Clapper last name increased 405 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clapper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Clapper last name are 24.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.38% being registered with the political party.

The amount Clapper earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 172.83% more than the national average, earning R 648,336 per year; in United States they earn 0.28% less than the national average, earning $43,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.42% less than the national average, earning $41,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clappier93558/
Cllapper931/
Sclapper931/
Clappert930/
Clappear930/
Clappe92223/
Claper9210/
Schlapper88205/
Klapper865,470/
Clapier861,710/
Clasper86894/
Clopper86579/
Clappey86142/
Slapper86124/
Clappes8636/
Clayper862/
Clappei861/
Clauper861/
Clappie860/
Clapfer860/
Cleaper860/
Clazper860/
Clapher860/
Clape83160/
Schlappert8215/
Klappert801,413/
Cloppert8031/
Schlaper803/
Shlapper801/
Sclapher801/
Clappior800/
Slappert800/
Clappett800/
Clapes771,268/
Klappe77807/
Klaper77262/
Clapie77171/
Slaper7785/
Clapet7753/
Clappi7736/
Clapez7720/
Cloper7719/
Clappa7715/
Clappy773/
Clappé771/
Clapre771/
Claipe771/
Schlapfer75313/
Schlapher751/
Shlappher750/
Klopper718,326/
Klapfer71224/
Closper71141/
Schlaipfer71125/
Cloppet71123/
Cleoper7186/
Clopier7175/
Clappis7174/
Klapeer7171/
Sleaper7148/
Klapere7139/
Klapperová7114/
Slopper7111/
Slaiper719/
Clappit715/
Clooper712/
Cloppes712/
Clopher712/
Claypet712/
Claspes711/
Clopfer711/
Clopert711/
Claspey710/
Klasper710/
Slapfer710/
Scloper710/
Clapa671,069/
Kloppert67248/
Clope6736/
Clapi6731/
Clapé6726/
Kleopper678/
Klape677/
Claypire672/
Clophier672/
Clapă672/
Kloppear671/
Claspire671/
Clotpert671/
Cloupier671/
Klappetz671/
Cleopher671/
Szlapfer671/
Claypeth671/
Clayphet671/
Klaypear671/
Klaypher671/
Klapphet671/
Schloper670/
Kellaper670/
Clapy670/
Cloipfer670/

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