Clawson Surname

34,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,216 people bear this surname

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

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.

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Clawson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,3461:25,2663,180
England4961:112,33511,566
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Northern Ireland971:19,0212,369
Australia301:899,85754,700
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark61:940,78647,603
India61:127,844,230863,365
Wales51:618,90625,852
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland801:55,3734,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5151:19,9682,522

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.

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

(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

Clawson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clawson is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Clawson.

How Common Is The Last Name Clawson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,816th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 478,940 people. The last name Clawson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Clawson are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Clawson is also the 992,070th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 92 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 14,346 people, or 1 in 25,266. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 9 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Clawson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clawson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Clawson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States Clawson are 15.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.65% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clawsoon932/
Chlawson931/
Clowson8683/
Klawson8664/
Clabson8628/
Clawsen868/
Clawsan867/
Clawsom860/
Clawsun860/
Clavson860/
Cleiwson804/
Clawssen804/
Cleywson801/
Dslawson801/
Clavsan713/
Clavsen711/
Clofson710/
Klawsen710/
Clowsen710/
Clafsen710/
Klavsone671/
Klavsen57503/
Klafsen572/
Klabsen571/
Clowzen570/
Klowsen570/
Klavshun532/
Klaubsan531/
Klavsien531/
Khlawchan501/

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