Clinker Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Clinker Surname Definition:

(English) apparently a nickname for a Tinker or a Smith [Middle English klinken, to clink: cp. Dutch klinken, to clink]

Clinker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
England691:807,50843,459
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Wales41:773,63329,106
Guyana31:254,07411,262
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:241,34017,803
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

Clinker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) apparently a nickname for a Tinker or a Smith [Middle English klinken, to clink: cp. Dutch klinken, to clink]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Anglo-Norman clink, to ring. A ringer of bells.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Clinker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clinker is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clinker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,022,958th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname Clinker is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Clinker are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 3,295,081. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 29 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Arizona, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Clinker occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Clinker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Clinker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 106 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 32 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clinker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Clinker last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Clinker last name are 12.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Clinker earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.56% less than the national average, earning $37,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.31% more than the national average, earning $63,251 CAD per year.

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