Claremont Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Claremont Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Clairmont or Clermont = the Bright Hill, or Clair’s (Fortified) Mount [French clair, Lat clar -us + French mont, Latin mons, -tis] This name was Latinized de Claro Monte.

Clermont is a common French place-name.

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Claremont Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
England671:831,61344,286
Australia421:642,75544,739
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
India91:85,229,487684,495
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Claremont (89) may also be a first name.

Claremont Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Clairmont or Clermont = the Bright Hill, or Clair’s (Fortified) Mount [French clair, Lat clar -us + French mont, Latin mons, -tis] This name was Latinized de Claro Monte.

Clermont is a common French place-name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Claremont Last Name Facts

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

Claremont (Arabic: كليرمونت) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Claremont.

How Common Is The Last Name Claremont? popularity and diffusion

It is the 983,245th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Claremont reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,011,231st most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 89 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 25 percent are found, Texas, where 14 percent are found and Tennessee, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Claremont Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Claremont has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 382 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 372 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Claremont Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Claremont last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Claremont earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.99% less than the national average, earning R 190,140 per year; in United States they earn 14.03% more than the national average, earning $49,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.01% more than the national average, earning $50,183 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Claremont Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Claremont in the Arabic language
كليرمونتklyrmwnt-

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