Clenton Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Clenton Surname Definition:

= Clinton, q.v.

Clenton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:562,80934,447
Australia501:539,91440,287
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Clenton (862) may also be a first name.

Clenton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Clinton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Clenton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clenton is most common in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Clenton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,148,257th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Clenton live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 277,316th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 862 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 562,809. In England Clenton is primarily concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 37 percent reside, West Midlands, where 27 percent reside and Dorset, where 11 percent reside. Other than England this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Clenton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clenton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 27 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clenton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

Clenton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.79% less than the national average, earning $37,632 USD per year.

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