Clothier Surname

78,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Clothier Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the clothier,' a cloth-weaver or a dealer in cloth, a draper.

'As clotheres kemben hir wolle.': Piers.

Robert Clothman, Close Rolls, 2 Edward IV.

1626. Nicholas Clothyer and Anne Nelson: Marriage Lic (London).

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Clothier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2711:159,60316,256
Australia1,7821:15,1492,155
England1,2041:46,2775,824
New Zealand2871:15,7782,756
South Africa2741:197,72921,276
Canada2631:140,09714,419
Wales741:41,8184,057
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Faroe Islands81:6,125639
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Guam11:160,1214,893
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5751:42,3925,342
Wales321:49,0132,509
Guernsey91:3,628639
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4161:120,71811,763

Clothier (10) may also be a first name.

Clothier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the clothier,' a cloth-weaver or a dealer in cloth, a draper.

'As clotheres kemben hir wolle.': Piers.

Robert Clothman, Close Rolls, 2 Edward IV.

1626. Nicholas Clothyer and Anne Nelson: Marriage Lic (London).

1582. Buried —Mary Clothyer: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

A maker of cloth, or a dealer in that article.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Clothier Last Name Facts

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

Clothier is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clothier? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 78,215th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,166,567 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Clothier are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Clothier is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename internationally It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,271 people, or 1 in 159,603. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 29 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.

Clothier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clothier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Clothier surname increased 546 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 209 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 231 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Clothier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Clothier surname is predominantly Anglican (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Clothier surname are 21.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.26% registered with the party.

The amount Clothier earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 29.48% less than the national average, earning 244,052 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning R 217,728 per year; in United States they earn 3.19% more than the national average, earning $44,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $47,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clouthier941,677/
Clothhier941/
Cloithier941/
Clother93174/
Clotier937/
Cloutier8841,470/
Clouther8815/
Clothire889/
Clotheir889/
Cloither883/
Clotgier882/
Clotuier881/
Cleother880/
Cluthier880/
Clathier880/
Cloter86135/
Clotir8626/
Clotie860/
Clauthier8213/
Klouthier821/
Cloutierr821/
Clothaire821/
Clouttier820/
Cloutiere820/
Closter80844/
Clouter80594/
Clotter80403/
Clutier80288/
Cloeter80157/
Klother8075/
Clotere8017/
Clozter806/
Cloutie806/
Clather802/
Cloiter801/
Cleotie801/
Cloties801/
Clottie801/
Cloteur801/
Cleoter801/
Cluther800/
Cloutir800/
Clotaire752,312/
Clautier7543/
Clauther7514/
Chlotter7513/
Cloutter7513/
Cloister754/
Clouster754/
Clouteir753/
Clooster753/
Kloutier752/
Cloutire751/
Cleuther751/
Cleutier750/
Clouteer750/
Clater71478/
Kloter71470/
Clautiher7110/
Cluter714/
Clotre712/
Zloter711/
Klotie711/
Clostaire711/
Clutir710/
Cloutaire710/
Clutter673,959/
Cluster671,005/
Cloitre67749/
Klotter67277/
Claster67151/
Clauter6788/
Kloeter6719/
Clatter6714/
Cloître679/
Klozter677/
Cloutre676/
Clotour676/
Cleuter674/
Cluiter671/
Chluter671/
Klouter671/
Kluther671/
Chlater670/
Clutere670/
Klather670/

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