Clemow Surname

354,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Israel

Clemow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Clement.' In Cornwall once popularly Clemow; compare Cornish Pascho for Paschal.

Remfrey, son of John Clemmowe, 1544: Reg. St. Columb Major.

Elizabeth, d. of John Clemowe, 1550: ibid.

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Clemow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4031:66,9877,973
Israel1941:44,1125,947
England1721:323,94224,037
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:217,63716,750
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Clemow 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.' In Cornwall once popularly Clemow; compare Cornish Pascho for Paschal.

Remfrey, son of John Clemmowe, 1544: Reg. St. Columb Major.

Elizabeth, d. of John Clemowe, 1550: ibid.

In other entries members of the same family are entered Clemens.

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

Clem’s Son (or Kinsman) [Clem, a diminutive of Clement, q.v. + mow, Old English mága, son, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

CLEMOW, CLEMMOW, CLEMOWE, CLEMOES, CLEMOOR, CLAMO, CLIMO, CLYMA, CLYMO: From the baptismal name Clement. Hence the local name Climsland, i. e. Clemma's Land, in East hundred.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Clemow Last Name Facts

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

Clemow is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clemow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 354,295th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,095,955 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Clemow are found; 45 percent are found in Australasia and 45 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Clemow is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 403 people, or 1 in 66,987. In Australia it is most prevalent in: South Australia, where 56 percent reside, New South Wales, where 32 percent reside and Queensland, where 5 percent reside. Besides Australia this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 19 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Clemow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clemow has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Clemow surname increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 695 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clemow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Clemow last name are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Clemow earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 7.19% less than the national average, earning $21,069,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 29.57% more than the national average, earning $55,909 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.35% less than the national average, earning $43,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clemmow9290/
Klemow83102/
Clymow8310/
Clemaw830/
Chelmow7734/
Kleimow770/
Cleemoff716/
Climov67332/
Klimow6783/
Klemov6717/
Slemov6713/
Klymow678/
Clymov674/
Kelmow671/
Gilmow670/

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