Clemons Surname

16,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Clemons Surname Definition:

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

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Clemons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States33,0181:10,9781,347
England2281:244,37719,942
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Australia891:303,32226,493
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
France31:22,140,907385,998
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5221:19,9122,511

Clemons (258) may also be a first name.

Clemons 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

User-submitted Reference

Derives from the Roman (Latin) "Clemens" meaning "merciful".

- happyklem

Clemons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clemons (Arabic: كليمونص) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Clemons click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clemons? popularity and diffusion

Clemons is the 16,512th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 216,898 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Clemons reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 554,411th most common first name internationally, held by 258 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 33,018 people, or 1 in 10,978. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, Georgia, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Clemons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clemons has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Clemons last name increased 1,309 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 362 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clemons Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Clemons surname are 4.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Clemons earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.75% more than the national average, earning R 384,384 per year; in United States they earn 9.46% less than the national average, earning $39,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.51% less than the national average, earning $39,992 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Clemons Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Clemons in the Arabic language
كليمونصklymwns-

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Clemons 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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