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Where Does The Last Name Clerc Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Clerc occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Clerc? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 22,672^nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 304,180 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Clerc reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,336,256^th most common first name world-wide, held by 55 people.

The last name Clerc is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 18,359 people, or 1 in 3,618. In France Clerc is most common in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 27 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 22 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Excluding France it exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Clerc Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Clerc has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Clerc last name increased 1,195 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 438 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clerc Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Clerc last name are 1.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.66% registered with the political party.

The amount Clerc earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.22% more than the national average, earning $44,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.34% more than the national average, earning $56,309 CAD per year.