Clemmans Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Clemmans 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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Clemmans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Clemmans 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

A personal name from Lat, clemen(t-)s, humane, merciful, through French Clement. S. Clement, according to tradition, was the third bishop of Rome after S. Peter, and died c. 100 A.D. Clement, bishop of Dunblane, elected 1233. William Clement had remission for his part in burning the town of Dunbertane in 1489 (Lennox, II, p. 133). James Clement in parish of Tongland was shot for being a Covenanter, 1685 (Hanna, II, p. 268). Helen Clement is recorded at the Miln of Muckhart in 1742 (Stirling), and six of the name are in the Commissariot Record of Dunblane.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The personal name, whence the modifications Clements, Clemence, Clementson, Clemitson, Clemmans, Clemmit, Climpson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Latin Clemens, mild, meek, gentle.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Clemmans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clemmans is found most in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Clemmans.

How Common Is The Last Name Clemmans? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,273,756th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 39 percent of Clemmans reside; 39 percent reside in Southern Africa and 39 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Clemmans is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,006,582. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent reside. Other than South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 24 percent reside.

Clemmans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clemmans has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Clemmans surname rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clemmans Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Clemmans earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 18.67% less than the national average, earning R 193,260 per year and in United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

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