Clyd Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Clyd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clyd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Clyd (251) may also be a first name.

Clyd Last Name Facts

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

Clyd is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clyd? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Clyd reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Clyd is also the 562,655th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 251 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is primarily found in: Arizona, where 33 percent are found, Indiana, where 17 percent are found and Michigan, where 17 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in China, where 11 percent are found and Ecuador, where 11 percent are found.

Clyd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Clyd has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Clyd last name increased 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clyd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Clyd surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Clyd earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.65% more than the national average, earning $63,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cloyd894,715/
Clayd893/
Clyod893/
Cleyd891/
Cluyd891/
Clouyd801/
Cloyds800/
Klyd75147/
Clid759/
Cljd751/
Qlyd751/
Cled751/
Cluydts7358/
Klayd67259/
Chlid6722/
Claid6715/
Cloid6715/
Clayt6713/
Cleed6710/
Kleyd676/
Kloyd673/
Clead673/
Clijd671/
Cluid671/
Cledd670/
Cloyt670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Clyd
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