Clements Surname
Approximately 90,755 people bear this surname
Clements Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Clement' or 'Clemence,' nick. Clem, diminutive Clem-et, now Clemmit. Common to both sexes (compare Constant and Constance). Clement is a rare font-name in the 19th century.
Read More About This SurnameClements Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 52,432 | 1:6,913 | 814 |
| England | 19,714 | 1:2,826 | 379 |
| Australia | 6,583 | 1:4,101 | 591 |
| Canada | 5,186 | 1:7,105 | 1,049 |
| New Zealand | 1,230 | 1:3,682 | 579 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,037 | 1:1,779 | 372 |
| South Africa | 961 | 1:56,376 | 7,153 |
| Scotland | 901 | 1:5,942 | 960 |
| Wales | 876 | 1:3,533 | 381 |
| Netherlands | 383 | 1:44,092 | 7,500 |
| Ireland | 184 | 1:25,592 | 2,412 |
| Spain | 142 | 1:329,240 | 19,264 |
| Singapore | 86 | 1:64,043 | 2,603 |
| Thailand | 86 | 1:821,376 | 131,940 |
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| Philippines | 66 | 1:1,533,912 | 105,821 |
| India | 61 | 1:12,574,842 | 222,490 |
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| Guyana | 56 | 1:13,611 | 1,890 |
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| Switzerland | 52 | 1:157,941 | 14,824 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| Liberia | 25 | 1:176,341 | 12,123 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Jersey | 20 | 1:4,960 | 981 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Panama | 16 | 1:244,516 | 6,353 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Isle of Man | 11 | 1:7,802 | 1,618 |
| Sri Lanka | 10 | 1:2,080,856 | 9,181 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Egypt | 2 | 1:45,967,877 | 132,655 |
| Ghana | 2 | 1:13,510,346 | 23,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 946 | 1:4,683 | 797 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9,524 | 1:2,559 | 368 |
| Scotland | 248 | 1:15,094 | 1,682 |
| Wales | 149 | 1:10,526 | 637 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,418 | 1:5,966 | 747 |
The alternate forms: Cléments (1) are calculated separately.
Clements (1,084) may also be a first name.
Clements Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Clement' or 'Clemence,' nick. Clem, diminutive Clem-et, now Clemmit. Common to both sexes (compare Constant and Constance). Clement is a rare font-name in the 19th century. It was enormously popular in the 13th. Hence as a surname itself and its variants will be immortalized in our directories.
Eustace fil. Clement, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hugh Clement, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Richard Clemence, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Matthew Clemens, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Peter fil. Clem, Salop, ibid.
Clemens Janitor, Norfolk, ibid.
Clemens Alius Elenoe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Clement, 1379: ibid.
Petrus Clementson. 1379: ibid.
Robert Clement, 1468.: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).
Roger Clempson, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.
Clemie Croser, 1581: Nicolson and Burn, History Westm. and Cumb.
Johannes de Wode, et Clemens uxor ejus. 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Clemence Darbishire, parish of Winwick, Lancashire, 1506: Wills at Chester.
Clement's (Son): v. Clement.
An English name long associated with Cos.
Leitrim and Donegal. SIF 34
“Mild” or “Merciful”, in Latin (Clemens).
(Scottish, French) Descendant of Clement (merciful).
See Clemence. There is also a family of Cambro-Celtic origin of this name, from which descend the Earls of Leitrim.
From the Flemish, Clement; from the German, Clemens; personal name Clement, a Protestant refugee name.
Clements Demographics
Clements Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Clements Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clements Come From? nationality or country of origin
Clements (Arabic: كليمنتس) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Cléments. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Clements? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,239th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 80,299 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Clements are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Clements is also the 242,513th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 1,084 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 52,432 people, or 1 in 6,913. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Georgia, where 9 percent are found and Virginia, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 96 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
Clements Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Clements has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clements surname grew 623 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 363 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 588 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Clements Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Clements surname is primarily Presbyterian (42%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Clements surname are 15.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.36% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Clements earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.15% more than the national average, earning 488,505 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 165.66% more than the national average, earning R 631,320 per year; in United States they earn 1.11% more than the national average, earning $43,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $50,062 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Clements Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Clements in the Arabic language | ||
| كليمنتس | klymnts | - |
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Footnotes
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