Clason Surname
Approximately 1,603 people bear this surname
Clason Surname Definition:
Probably from Clas, a diminutive of Nicholas. Payment to Johannes Clayson at mandate of chamberlain, 1328 (ER., I, p. 101). Katherine Clasone in Fossoquhy, parish of Logie, 1615 (Stirling). James Clasone was prisoner in Canongate Tolbooth, Edinburgh, 1684 (RPC.
Read More About This SurnameClason Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,059 | 1:342,265 | 30,803 |
| Sweden | 208 | 1:47,340 | 3,687 |
| Netherlands | 84 | 1:201,038 | 27,835 |
| Scotland | 56 | 1:95,604 | 6,623 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Norway | 42 | 1:122,435 | 16,038 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 27 | 1:138,638 | 6,001 |
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 189 | 1:265,707 | 21,729 |
Clason (44) may also be a first name.
Clason Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Probably from Clas, a diminutive of Nicholas. Payment to Johannes Clayson at mandate of chamberlain, 1328 (ER., I, p. 101). Katherine Clasone in Fossoquhy, parish of Logie, 1615 (Stirling). James Clasone was prisoner in Canongate Tolbooth, Edinburgh, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 352). Four persons named Clasone are recorded in Coldhome, parish of Logie, in the seventeenth century (Dunblane). James Clawson was indweller in Bathgait, 1688 (Edin. App.).
(Teutonic-Greek) Clas’s Son. Clas, a Dutch diminutive of Nikolas: v.
Nicholas.
(Scottish, English) The son of Clas, a pet form of Nicholas (people, victory).
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Clason Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clason Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Clason is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Clason? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 247,967th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,546,192 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Clason reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Clason is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread given name on earth It is held by 44 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,059 people, or 1 in 342,265. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 15 percent reside, Oregon, where 8 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 13 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside.
Clason Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Clason has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clason last name increased 560 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 207 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,667 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Clason Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Clason surname are 24.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.05% being registered with the party.
The amount Clason earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 33.79% more than the national average, earning 463,024 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.37% more than the national average, earning $43,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $53,076 CAD per year.
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