Clench Surname

572,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Clench Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the clench,' a local term of which I have not discovered the origin.

John de la Clenche, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Seman Clenche, Suffolk ibid.

Richard Clenche, Suffolk, ibid.

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Clench Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3101:179,73616,229
South Africa711:763,06652,802
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Australia331:818,05251,601
France181:3,690,151224,666
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2821:86,4379,090
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Clench (24) may also be a first name.

Clench Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the clench,' a local term of which I have not discovered the origin.

John de la Clenche, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Seman Clenche, Suffolk ibid.

Richard Clenche, Suffolk, ibid.

1582. William Stickney and Dorothy Clenche: Marriage Lic. (London).

1584. John Clenche, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

— Ambrose Clench, Norfolk: ibid.

1593. Edward Hill and Margaret Clincne: Marriage Lic. I London).

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

= Clinch, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A township in Northumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The family of Clinch, now best represented in and around Sittingbourne, resided in Hernehill in this county during the 17th century (H.), where the name still remains.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Clench Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clench is found most frequently in England. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clench? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 572,152nd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,226,036 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Clench live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles. Clench is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 310 people, or 1 in 179,736. In England Clench is most numerous in: Devon, where 14 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Surrey, where 10 percent live. Barring England this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Clench Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Clench has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Clench last name rose 110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 118 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Clench Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Clench surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Clench earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 173.15% more than the national average, earning R 649,116 per year; in United States they earn 7.06% less than the national average, earning $40,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.36% less than the national average, earning $46,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chlench9242/
Clenche922/
Clenc913/
Clnch911/
Clinch834,487/
Clynch83689/
Clenci83262/
Klench835/
Clence833/
Clensh830/
Clnc801/
Klensch77219/
Clinche7718/
Cloinch772/
Clemnce771/
Clintch771/
Clynche771/
Cleance771/
Klenche770/
Klenc73106/
Clens738/
Clinc735/
Clenz730/
Klentsch7110/
Kluensch717/
Clainche715/
Clecence712/
Kleinsch711/
Clinci67611/
Kelenc67608/
Klencz67289/
Clince67239/
Klinch6734/
Cliens6727/
Klencs6726/
Klynch678/
Clents675/
Clemns674/
Kleineche672/
Cloens672/
Cleins672/
Clentz672/
Kleinc672/
Klence671/
Clemnz671/
Clense670/
Cluens670/
Cleens670/
Klensh670/
Clenns670/
Cleans670/

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