Clarence Surname

112,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,123 people bear this surname

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

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.

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Clarence Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8461:428,43837,019
South Africa5711:94,88211,585
Tanzania5371:98,5889,747
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
England2201:253,26420,438
Australia2181:123,83313,580
Malaysia1541:191,52111,379
India1461:5,253,872129,394
Marshall Islands1321:39360
Trinidad and Tobago1301:10,4921,442
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Indonesia1091:1,213,29585,606
France681:976,805110,007
Nicaragua661:91,2291,815
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Micronesia441:2,415466
Grenada391:2,783439
Liberia371:119,1509,110
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Panama261:150,4714,892
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Kenya211:2,199,04336,489
Guyana201:38,1113,813
Gibraltar191:1,787420
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
China71:195,331,65210,124
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Palau11:21,643223
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French.) Clair, from the Latin Clarus, pure, renowned, illustrious.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

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

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

Clarence Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Clarence in the Marathi language
वीराारेन्चेviraarence-
Clarence in the Hindi language
क्लारेंसklarensa50
ल्कारेन्सlkarensa25
क्लरेन्सklarensa25
Clarence in the Arabic language
كلارانسklarans-
كلارنسklarns-

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