Clawson Surname
Approximately 15,216 people bear this surname
Clawson Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Klaus,' i.e. Nicholas; German Klaus, Dutch Klasse. The name was very rare in England, where Cole and Colin ruled supreme as the nicks, of Nicholas. Doubtless the name occasionally stole over from the Low Countries.
Read More About This SurnameClawson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,346 | 1:25,266 | 3,180 |
| England | 496 | 1:112,335 | 11,566 |
| Canada | 127 | 1:290,123 | 26,993 |
| Northern Ireland | 97 | 1:19,021 | 2,369 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 80 | 1:55,373 | 4,488 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 59 | 1:413,142 | 24,536 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,515 | 1:19,968 | 2,522 |
Clawson (92) may also be a first name.
Clawson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Klaus,' i.e. Nicholas; German Klaus, Dutch Klasse. The name was very rare in England, where Cole and Colin ruled supreme as the nicks, of Nicholas. Doubtless the name occasionally stole over from the Low Countries.
Clays le Taburer (minstrel to the king): Wardrobe Accounts, 3 Edward III.
Henry Clayson, Close Rolls, Henry IV.
1797. Married — Samuel Clayson and Jane Parker: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Teutonic-Greek) Claus’s Son. The Dutch Claus, like the Ger. Klaus, is a diminutive of Nikola(u)s: v. Nicholas.
Clawson Demographics
Average Male Clawson Height
176.91 cm
Average Female Clawson Height
164 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Clawson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clawson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Clawson is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Clawson? popularity and diffusion
Clawson is the 34,816th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 478,940 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Clawson reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 992,070th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 92 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 14,346 people, or 1 in 25,266. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 9 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States Clawson exists in 39 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Clawson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Clawson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clawson surname expanded 570 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 841 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Clawson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Clawson last name is primarily Presbyterian (54%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Clawson surname are 15.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.65% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Clawson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 100% the same as the national average, earning $43,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning $54,552 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clawsoon | 93 | 2 | / |
| Chlawson | 93 | 1 | / |
| Clowson | 86 | 83 | / |
| Klawson | 86 | 64 | / |
| Clabson | 86 | 28 | / |
| Clawsen | 86 | 8 | / |
| Clawsan | 86 | 7 | / |
| Clawsom | 86 | 0 | / |
| Clawsun | 86 | 0 | / |
| Clavson | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cleiwson | 80 | 4 | / |
| Clawssen | 80 | 4 | / |
| Cleywson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dslawson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Clavsan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Clavsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Clofson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Klawsen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Clowsen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Clafsen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Klavsone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klavsen | 57 | 503 | / |
| Klafsen | 57 | 2 | / |
| Klabsen | 57 | 1 | / |
| Clowzen | 57 | 0 | / |
| Klowsen | 57 | 0 | / |
| Klavshun | 53 | 2 | / |
| Klaubsan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Klavsien | 53 | 1 | / |
| Khlawchan | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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