Claytor Surname

130,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,468 people bear this surname

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

Claytor Surname Definition:

— Cleator, q.v.

Claytor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3661:107,68211,779
England811:687,87739,238
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2071:242,60220,235

Claytor (29) may also be a first name.

Claytor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

— Cleator, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Is probably a name of English extraction, though McCletter being found in 1511 would seem to point to a Celtic origin.

Compare Cleator-Moor in Cumberland.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Claytor Last Name Facts

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

Claytor occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Claytor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 130,452nd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,101,368 people. The surname Claytor occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Claytor are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Claytor is also the 1,951,561st most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 29 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,366 people, or 1 in 107,682. In The United States it is primarily found in: Virginia, where 21 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States Claytor exists in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.

Claytor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Claytor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Claytor surname grew 1,626 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,013 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Claytor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Claytor last name are 16.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.02% being registered with the political party.

Claytor earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $42,387 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claytore9310/
Cllaytor931/
Clator9216/
Clytor921/
Cleator86619/
Slaytor86114/
Claitor8668/
Cleytor862/
Cloytor861/
Clautour80465/
Cllaetor801/
Slator77723/
Clatur775/
Zlator771/
Clatar770/
Chlastorz751/
Schlaetor750/
Sleator71396/
Slatore718/
Sleytor713/
Clestor711/
Schlachtor710/
Sliator710/
Slattor710/
Slaitor710/
Cloutour67213/
Klasztor6712/
Khlystor672/
Clauteur671/
Cloustor671/
Schlitor670/

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