Clouteau Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

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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Clouteau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1001:664,22785,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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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Clouteau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clouteau occurs most in France. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clouteau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,817,111th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Clouteau live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 664,227. In France it is most prevalent in: Pays de la Loire, where 61 percent live, Île-de-France, where 15 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 13 percent live. Besides France Clouteau occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cloteau93258/
Clouteu932/
Cloteaux88380/
Clotteau88110/
Clauteau881/
Cluteaux880/
Clouta861/
Clauteaux8232/
Clotteaux8230/
Cloteault821/
Cloutou8034/
Clotaux801/
Clautau801/
Clota77478/
Cluta772/
Cloutoux7510/
Clotault753/
Clotas71138/
Cleuta7193/
Gilloteau7153/
Clotta7116/
Clutha7115/
Clusta7111/
Closta7111/
Slouta716/
Clauta714/
Sclota711/
Cleota711/
Chlota711/
Clutta711/
Clotat711/
Jilloteau711/
Cloeta711/
Chlosta67335/
Gilloteaux67185/
Cloetta6770/
Chlusta6742/
Sloutas6728/
Cloutot6713/
Clotohe6710/
Cloëtta675/
Clataud674/
Sloutat674/
Gillotteau673/
Cleotha672/
Schlota672/
Cleotas671/
Cluchta671/
Slateau671/
Zlotaus671/
Cluotta671/
Schlotthau671/
Celluta671/
Cleutas671/
Schlothaus670/

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