Clouteau Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Clouteau Surname User-submission:
There are two possible origins of the Clouteau surname. It originates in the island of Noirmoutier, just off the coast of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. During the medieval Anglo-French wars over western France control, English and French influenced the surnames throughout the disputed regions from Normandy to Aquitaine.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 100 | 1:664,227 | 85,408 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Clouteau Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
There are two possible origins of the Clouteau surname. It originates in the island of Noirmoutier, just off the coast of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. During the medieval Anglo-French wars over western France control, English and French influenced the surnames throughout the disputed regions from Normandy to Aquitaine. Therefore, Clouteau and its close variants can look to the French word clou, meaning 'nail maker', thereby being akin to Cloutier, or to the English, the 'cloth maker', Clothier.
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Where Does The Last Name Clouteau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Clouteau occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Clouteau.
How Common Is The Last Name Clouteau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Clouteau is the 1,817,111th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Clouteau are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 664,227. In France Clouteau is most frequent in: Pays de la Loire, where 61 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 13 percent reside. Aside from France it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloteau | 93 | 258 | / |
| Clouteu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Cloteaux | 88 | 380 | / |
| Clotteau | 88 | 110 | / |
| Clauteau | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cluteaux | 88 | 0 | / |
| Clouta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Clauteaux | 82 | 32 | / |
| Clotteaux | 82 | 30 | / |
| Cloteault | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cloutou | 80 | 34 | / |
| Clotaux | 80 | 1 | / |
| Clautau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Clota | 77 | 478 | / |
| Cluta | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cloutoux | 75 | 10 | / |
| Clotault | 75 | 3 | / |
| Clotas | 71 | 138 | / |
| Cleuta | 71 | 93 | / |
| Gilloteau | 71 | 53 | / |
| Clotta | 71 | 16 | / |
| Clutha | 71 | 15 | / |
| Clusta | 71 | 11 | / |
| Closta | 71 | 11 | / |
| Slouta | 71 | 6 | / |
| Clauta | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sclota | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cleota | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chlota | 71 | 1 | / |
| Clutta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Clotat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jilloteau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cloeta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chlosta | 67 | 335 | / |
| Gilloteaux | 67 | 185 | / |
| Cloetta | 67 | 70 | / |
| Chlusta | 67 | 42 | / |
| Sloutas | 67 | 28 | / |
| Cloutot | 67 | 13 | / |
| Clotohe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cloëtta | 67 | 5 | / |
| Clataud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sloutat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gillotteau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cleotha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schlota | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cleotas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cluchta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slateau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zlotaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cluotta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schlotthau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celluta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cleutas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schlothaus | 67 | 0 | / |
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