Clauson Surname

122,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,725 people bear this surname

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

Clauson Surname Definition:

(Teutonic-Greek) Claus’s Son. The Dutch Claus, like the Ger. Klaus, is a diminutive of Nikola(u)s: v. Nicholas.

Clauson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2231:112,46012,190
France1211:548,94874,759
Australia1081:249,96023,064
Canada891:413,99536,402
England681:819,38343,863
Sweden331:298,38720,789
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Scotland131:411,83217,291
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7761:64,7157,056

Clauson (90) may also be a first name.

Clauson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic-Greek) Claus’s Son. The Dutch Claus, like the Ger. Klaus, is a diminutive of Nikola(u)s: v. Nicholas.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Norwegian, English) The son of Claus, a pet form of Nicholas (people, victory).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. A town of Germany, near Pozen; derived from klause, a mountain defile.

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

Clauson Last Name Facts

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

Clauson is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clauson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 122,672nd most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,956,388 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Clauson live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,005,046th most common first name in the world It is held by 90 people.

The surname Clauson is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,223 people, or 1 in 112,460. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 15 percent reside, Minnesota, where 10 percent reside and Washington, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Clauson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Clauson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Clauson last name increased 415 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clauson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Clauson surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Clauson last name are 9.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.81% registered with the party.

The amount Clauson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.25% more than the national average, earning $46,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.41% less than the national average, earning $47,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clausson93360/
Claudson9374/
Claueson931/
Cleauson930/
Clason921,603/
Cluson924/
Clauesson8813/
Claudsson881/
Clausen8641,685/
Clayson862,726/
Classon861,649/
Claeson86725/
Clauzon86333/
Clausén86117/
Cleason8659/
Clutson8655/
Klauson8646/
Clouson8631/
Claxson8629/
Claason8613/
Claëson8612/
Clausan865/
Cladson864/
Claison862/
Clasone861/
Cliason861/
Clusson860/
Cleuson860/
Claussen809,636/
Claesson807,203/
Clauscen8053/
Klausson8040/
Clauhsen8027/
Claësson8023/
Clousson8018/
Cleasson8012/
Clauseen808/
Clausang802/
Claussan802/
Claudsen801/
Clauesen801/
Clausesn801/
Claydson801/
Clousgon801/
Clayoson801/
Clausien801/
Claysson801/
Clashone800/
Clausuin800/
Cloudson800/
Cleasone800/
Classson800/
Clasen7710,091/
Claxon77507/
Klason77268/
Closon77210/
Clusen7786/
Clasén7783/
Kluson7772/
Cluzon7743/
Clusan7719/
Clazon7711/
Clasan775/
Clacon771/
Clajon771/
Clasèn771/
Clasun770/
Clucon770/
Chilluson751/
Claasen7111,218/
Classen7110,625/
Klausen716,749/
Klasson714,020/
Claußen713,966/
Closson713,147/
Claesen712,302/
Clahsen71475/
Klasone7183/
Cluysen7180/
Claesén7143/
Cloison7138/
Clutsom7136/
Claizon7132/
Klaeson7131/
Clousen7122/
Klayson7122/
Claezon7120/
Clauzen7119/
Clausem7118/
Cleison7117/
Klusson7113/
Classan7112/
Clashausen7112/
Claysen7110/
Cleusen7110/
Classén717/
Cleyson716/
Kleason716/
Claucen715/
Cleeson714/
Khlason714/
Klaison714/
Claisen713/
Claycon712/
Clusian712/
Clussen712/
Chlasen712/
Claszen712/
Cleoson712/
Klouson711/
Clasian711/
Clauzonová711/
Cleasen711/
Cleazon711/
Klaason711/
Cølasan711/
Closont711/
Clazzon711/
Clasang711/
Clausenová711/
Claasan711/
Cloeson710/
Cloyson710/
Klausan710/
Kludson710/
Clussan710/
Claassen6725,294/
Claessen674,555/
Klaesson67788/
Klaussen67420/
Khlaison67204/
Claahsen67159/
Clayssen6766/
Claggion6766/
Cluyssen6730/
Claehsen6725/
Cleasant6720/
Claaszen6719/
Klautsan6716/
Klausien6716/
Klassohn6712/
Claussem678/
Klayason674/
Clossonc673/
Klautsen672/
Klaysong672/
Klaasson671/
Clahssen671/
Clossoon671/
Claysunn671/
Claaasen671/
Classeen671/
Claissen671/
Cladjone671/
Kladsong671/
Klaisong671/
Klaisoun671/
Cloussen670/
Cleussen670/
Cleuisen670/

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