Clayson Surname
Approximately 2,726 people bear this surname
Clayson 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 SurnameClayson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,139 | 1:318,226 | 29,051 |
| England | 1,103 | 1:50,515 | 6,260 |
| Australia | 221 | 1:122,152 | 13,424 |
| Canada | 123 | 1:299,558 | 27,752 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:137,277 | 8,372 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 644 | 1:37,850 | 4,881 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 221 | 1:227,234 | 19,192 |
Clayson (1,185) may also be a first name.
Clayson 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.
1 Clay’s Son: v. Clay.
2 for Clason, q.v.
(Scottish, English) The son of Clas, a pet form of Nicholas (people, victory).
Clayson Demographics
Average Male Clayson Height
174.36 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Clayson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clayson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Clayson is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Clayson? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 160,029th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,673,348 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Clayson live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 230,391st most numerous first name on earth, borne by 1,185 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,139 people, or 1 in 318,226. In The United States Clayson is most frequent in: Utah, where 27 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 40 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Clayson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Clayson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clayson last name expanded 515 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Clayson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Clayson surname are 26.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.18% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Clayson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.5% less than the national average, earning R 70,104 per year; in United States they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $44,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $52,908 CAD per year.
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Clayson Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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