Clarence Surname
Approximately 4,123 people bear this surname
Clarence Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Clare'; compare Sinclair.
Alan fil. Clare, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Isabella Clare, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Clara Dey, 1379: ibid.
Clare Schepard, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameClarence Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 846 | 1:428,438 | 37,019 |
| South Africa | 571 | 1:94,882 | 11,585 |
| Tanzania | 537 | 1:98,588 | 9,747 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| England | 220 | 1:253,264 | 20,438 |
| Australia | 218 | 1:123,833 | 13,580 |
| Malaysia | 154 | 1:191,521 | 11,379 |
| India | 146 | 1:5,253,872 | 129,394 |
| Marshall Islands | 132 | 1:393 | 60 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 130 | 1:10,492 | 1,442 |
| Canada | 114 | 1:323,207 | 29,592 |
| Indonesia | 109 | 1:1,213,295 | 85,606 |
| France | 68 | 1:976,805 | 110,007 |
| Nicaragua | 66 | 1:91,229 | 1,815 |
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Micronesia | 44 | 1:2,415 | 466 |
| Grenada | 39 | 1:2,783 | 439 |
| Liberia | 37 | 1:119,150 | 9,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Panama | 26 | 1:150,471 | 4,892 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Northern Ireland | 22 | 1:83,865 | 5,605 |
| Kenya | 21 | 1:2,199,043 | 36,489 |
| Guyana | 20 | 1:38,111 | 3,813 |
| Gibraltar | 19 | 1:1,787 | 420 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Jamaica | 12 | 1:239,162 | 6,359 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 116 | 1:210,132 | 16,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 80 | 1:627,734 | 41,746 |
Clarence (246,840) may also be a first name.
Clarence Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Clare'; compare Sinclair.
Alan fil. Clare, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Isabella Clare, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Clara Dey, 1379: ibid.
Clare Schepard, 1379: ibid.
1603. Married — John Standen and Clare Aurriance: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1775. — George Finch and Clare Frame: St. George, Hanover Square.
(a) Local, 'of Clare, 'i.e. Clare Castle, in Suffolk. Richard de Clare (d. 1090) held no less than ninety-five lordships in Suffolk, all attached to his chief lordship of Clare in the same county (Dictionary of National Biography x. 389). Lower, quoting Dr. Donaldson (Cambridge Essays), says that to this family we owe the name of an English town, an Irish county, royal dukedom (Clarence), and Cambridge college (Patronymica Britannica). If by the town Clare Castle is referred to, surely this is a mistake. The family took their name from the place, not the place its name from the family.
Bogo de Clare, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Gilbert de Clare, Bedfordshire, ibid.
Richard de Clara, Somerset, ibid.
Thomas de Clare, Lincolnshire, ibid.
William de Clare, Norfolk, ibid.
(Anglo-French-Latin) v. under Clare and + the suff. -ence, Latin -ensis.
Elizabeth de Burgh married Lionel Plantagenet, who inherited the Suffolk barony [of Clare] in right of his wife, whereupon his father, Edward III., created him Dux Clarensis.—Taylor, Names and their Hist., p. 94.
(French.) Clair, from the Latin Clarus, pure, renowned, illustrious.
Clare is an ancient Oxfordshire name. In feudal times the De Clares were a very powerful family in southern England (L.). In the 13th century the name of De Clare or De Clar' was established in Oxfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Somerset, etc. (H. R.). A liberty in Pyrton parish, Oxfordshire, a market town in West Suffolk, and a Devonshire district bear the name of Clare.
Clarence Demographics
Clarence Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Clarence Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clarence Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Clarence (Arabic: كلارانس, Hindi: क्लारेंस, Marathi: वीराारेन्चे) is most common in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Clarence? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 112,396th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,767,535 people. Clarence occurs predominantly in Africa, where 30 percent of Clarence are found; 21 percent are found in North America and 21 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Clarence is also the 4,268th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 246,840 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 846 people, or 1 in 428,438. In The United States Clarence is most frequent in: Texas, where 12 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States Clarence occurs in 70 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Tanzania, where 13 percent live.
Clarence Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Clarence has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clarence last name rose 1,058 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Clarence Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Clarence last name are 12.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.83% registered with the party.
The amount Clarence earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.4% more than the national average, earning R 343,140 per year; in Colombia they earn 48.43% less than the national average, earning $11,707,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.6% less than the national average, earning $37,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.59% more than the national average, earning $57,926 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearence | 94 | 29 | / |
| Clairence | 94 | 5 | / |
| Clarrence | 94 | 2 | / |
| Clarencea | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chlarence | 94 | 1 | / |
| Clarencey | 94 | 0 | / |
| Clarnce | 93 | 3 | / |
| Clearrence | 89 | 0 | / |
| Clearences | 89 | 0 | / |
| Clarency | 88 | 24 | / |
| Clarense | 88 | 12 | / |
| Clorence | 88 | 10 | / |
| Klarence | 88 | 2 | / |
| Clarenci | 88 | 1 | / |
| Clearnce | 88 | 1 | / |
| Clarince | 88 | 1 | / |
| Clarenshe | 82 | 0 | / |
| Clarenger | 82 | 0 | / |
| Clarens | 80 | 798 | / |
| Clarenz | 80 | 34 | / |
| Slarnce | 80 | 0 | / |
| Clarncy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Clearenger | 78 | 0 | / |
| Clarrenger | 78 | 0 | / |
| Clarensa | 75 | 15 | / |
| Clairens | 75 | 13 | / |
| Clarensy | 75 | 5 | / |
| Slorence | 75 | 4 | / |
| Clarensi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Klarenci | 75 | 1 | / |
| Clorince | 75 | 1 | / |
| Clarenzi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Clarincé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Clarrens | 75 | 1 | / |
| Klorendce | 71 | 1 | / |
| Clarns | 71 | 0 | / |
| Klarens | 67 | 22 | / |
| Clarins | 67 | 20 | / |
| Klarenz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clairns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Clearns | 67 | 0 | / |
Clarence Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Clarence in the Marathi language | ||
| वीराारेन्चे | viraarence | - |
| Clarence in the Hindi language | ||
| क्लारेंस | klarensa | 50 |
| ल्कारेन्स | lkarensa | 25 |
| क्लरेन्स | klarensa | 25 |
| Clarence in the Arabic language | ||
| كلارانس | klarans | - |
| كلارنس | klarns | - |
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