Climpson Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Climpson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Clement,' a corruption of Clemson (s.v. Clement). The 'p' is intrusive as in Simpson or Thompson. Clim was an early variant of Clem, the nick, of Clement. 'Clim, for Clement.

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Climpson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3661:152,23514,507
Australia1161:232,72221,885
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2761:88,3179,234
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Climpson (15) may also be a first name.

Climpson 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,' a corruption of Clemson (s.v. Clement). The 'p' is intrusive as in Simpson or Thompson. Clim was an early variant of Clem, the nick, of Clement. 'Clim, for Clement. Forby gives the name to a kind of nursery goblin' (Halliwell).

'Then spake the good yeman Clym of the Clough, And swore Dy Mary fre.': A Lytell Geste of Robin Hode.

1576-7. John Clympson and Bridget Coxwood: Marriage Lic. (London).

1776. Married — William East and Martha Climson: St. George, Hanover Square.

1787. — Thomas Climenson and Molly Jones: ibid.

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

A personal name from Lat, clemen(t-)s, humane, merciful, through French Clement. S. Clement, according to tradition, was the third bishop of Rome after S. Peter, and died c. 100 A.D. Clement, bishop of Dunblane, elected 1233. William Clement had remission for his part in burning the town of Dunbertane in 1489 (Lennox, II, p. 133). James Clement in parish of Tongland was shot for being a Covenanter, 1685 (Hanna, II, p. 268). Helen Clement is recorded at the Miln of Muckhart in 1742 (Stirling), and six of the name are in the Commissariot Record of Dunblane.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The personal name, whence the modifications Clements, Clemence, Clementson, Clemitson, Clemmans, Clemmit, Climpson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Latin Clemens, mild, meek, gentle.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Climpson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Climpson is found most in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Climpson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 515,280th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 11,512,711 people. The last name Climpson is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Climpson live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles. Climpson is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 152,235. In England it is most numerous in: Kent, where 16 percent live, East Sussex, where 12 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 8 percent live. Apart from England it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Climpson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Climpson has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Climpson surname expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,140 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Climpson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Climpson are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.71% registered with the party.

The amount Climpson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning R 243,324 per year; in United States they earn 2.87% less than the national average, earning $41,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $49,323 CAD per year.

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