Clercy Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Clercy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clercy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1991:333,78350,418
Haiti491:218,0398,036
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Clercy (36) may also be a first name.

Clercy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clercy is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clercy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,001,271st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. Clercy occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Clercy reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Clercy is also the 1,717,090th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 36 people.

The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 333,783. In France Clercy is primarily concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 35 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found and Occitanie, where 13 percent are found. Outside of France it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 19 percent are found and French Polynesia, where 2 percent are found.

Clercy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Clercy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Clercy last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clearcy921/
Clersy83105/
Clerci8321/
Clerce830/
Claircy774/
Clersyo771/
Clearsy771/
Clergey770/
Clercier7113/
Clerrsey710/
Clerge675,752/
Klersy67235/
Clerse674/
Clerget622,353/
Clerger62596/
Klersey6211/
Clertse622/
Clerges622/
Clerjet621/
Clersier572/
Clerzuis571/
Cleardge570/
Cleargett534/
Chillergi534/
Claircier531/
Klersi5012/
Klersa501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Clercy
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