Clements Surname

6,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90,755 people bear this surname

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

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.

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Clements Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States52,4321:6,913814
England19,7141:2,826379
Australia6,5831:4,101591
Canada5,1861:7,1051,049
New Zealand1,2301:3,682579
Northern Ireland1,0371:1,779372
South Africa9611:56,3767,153
Scotland9011:5,942960
Wales8761:3,533381
Netherlands3831:44,0927,500
Ireland1841:25,5922,412
Spain1421:329,24019,264
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Thailand861:821,376131,940
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Philippines661:1,533,912105,821
India611:12,574,842222,490
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Guyana561:13,6111,890
France541:1,230,050127,496
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Guam251:6,405908
Liberia251:176,34112,123
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Malta241:17,9281,021
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Norway221:233,74025,571
Jersey201:4,960981
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Israel181:475,42436,085
Panama161:244,5166,353
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Sri Lanka101:2,080,8569,181
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Finland81:687,08836,047
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Suriname41:138,1547,029
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
Ghana21:13,510,34623,679
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland9461:4,683797
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9,5241:2,559368
Scotland2481:15,0941,682
Wales1491:10,526637
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,4181:5,966747

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.

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

Clement's (Son): v. Clement.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An English name long associated with Cos.

Leitrim and Donegal. SIF 34

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Mild” or “Merciful”, in Latin (Clemens).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Scottish, French) Descendant of Clement (merciful).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

See Clemence. There is also a family of Cambro-Celtic origin of this name, from which descend the Earls of Leitrim.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Flemish, Clement; from the German, Clemens; personal name Clement, a Protestant refugee name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cléments961/
Clemments94150/
Clementsd942/
Clemenths941/
Clementss941/
Cllements941/
Dclements941/
Clementts940/
Clemensts940/
Clement93255,269/
Clemnts935/
Clments933/
Cllemments890/
Clemente88248,690/
Clementz881,650/
Klements88237/
Clemment88120/
Cleament8831/
Clememts8823/
Cliement8816/
Clemendt8811/
Clementt8810/
Clementh8810/
Cclement886/
Slements885/
Cleiment885/
Climents884/
Clemeent884/
Celments883/
Cleement881/
Cllement881/
Clemennt881/
Clementd881/
Kclement881/
Cletment881/
Cleument881/
Clemints880/
Clemends880/
Clemient880/
Clment861,307/
Clemnt8613/
Clementsová843/
Clememnte825/
Clementte825/
Clemmente823/
Klementts823/
Clemmentz821/
Clemientt821/
Cleemente821/
Cclemente821/
Clemeente821/
Clementhe821/
Clesmente821/
Cleamment820/
Clemmends820/
Klement8013,994/
Climent8011,692/
Clément804,850/
Clemenz801,015/
Clememt8041/
Clemnte8026/
Clemenc8019/
Clmente8018/
Celment8012/
Clèment8011/
Clemend807/
Clemint801/
Cleemnt801/
Clemént801/
Cliemnt801/
Clyment800/
Clemnnt800/
Clementová783/
D'Clemente781/
Clementova781/
Climente75376/
Klementz75313/
Cleminte75242/
Klejment75184/
Klemente75130/
Clememte7521/
Clémente7521/
Claiment7512/
Clemenci757/
Clayment756/
Kliement756/
Clémentz754/
Clemendz751/
Klemment751/
Klemencs751/
Climendt751/
Climints751/
Clymment751/
Kleemnts751/
Clemintz750/
Chilment750/
Klementsova7451/
Kleesment7123/
Kliementz717/
Kleemeent715/
Klemnt714/
Clemnz711/
Klisments711/
Killement710/
Kliment672,582/
Klemenz672,137/
Klementová671,757/
Klemenc671,314/
Klementova6792/
Klément6788/
Kelment6757/
Kilment6717/
Klemend6713/
Quillement6711/
Climint679/
Klyment675/
Klemint674/
Clémenz672/
Clemintova671/
Climentová671/
Clémentová671/
Clémént671/

Clements Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Clements in the Arabic language
كليمنتسklymnts-

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