Clemmons Surname

48,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,525 people bear this surname

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

Clemmons Surname Definition:

(Scottish, German) Descendant of Clemens (merciful).

Clemmons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,4671:34,6294,316
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England141:3,979,861125,553
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7901:28,0553,442

Clemmons (58) may also be a first name.

Clemmons Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish, German) Descendant of Clemens (merciful).

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

Clemmons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clemmons (Arabic: كليمونس) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clemmons? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,921st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 692,403 people. Clemmons is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Clemmons reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 58 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 10,467 people, or 1 in 34,629. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Clemmons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clemmons has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Clemmons surname rose 585 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clemmons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Clemmons last name are 1.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.53% being registered with the political party.

The amount Clemmons earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.95% less than the national average, earning $38,856 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.79% more than the national average, earning $55,542 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleymmons941/
Clemmouns941/
Cleemmons941/
Clemmmons940/
Clemons9333,599/
Slemmons88411/
Climmons8879/
Clemmans8870/
Cleamons8857/
Clemoens8827/
Clemomns883/
Clemonss883/
Celmmons882/
Clemmoms882/
Klemmons881/
Clemonns881/
Clenmons881/
Clemmuns880/
Clmons863/
Clemans801,446/
Slemons80241/
Climons8089/
Klemons8042/
Clemoms807/
Celmons805/
Cilmons801/
Clemuns800/
Clymons800/
Clemams800/
Clemonsová781/
Cleymans75676/
Cleimans752/
Cleimams751/
Silmmons750/
Clemanns750/
Slimmons750/
Slmons712/
Clymans67450/
Klemans67198/
Climans6744/
Selmons675/
Clémans671/
Celmans671/
Klimons671/
Zelmons671/
Slimons670/
Gilmons670/

Clemmons Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Clemmons in the Arabic language
كليمونسklymwns-

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Clemmons Reference & Research

Clements/Clemmons FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Clemmons
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