Clyde Surname

63,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Clyde Surname Definition:

Local. Villelmus Clide witnessed instrument of sasine to lands of Mauldislee in 1493 (Pollok, I, p. 206), William Clyde was admitted burgess of Dundee, 1580 (Wedd., p. 172), and Helen Clyde is recorded in the toun of Belstaine, parish of Carluke, 1665 (Lanark CR.

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Clyde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1471:70,4218,168
Northern Ireland6041:3,055619
England5541:100,57410,615
Australia4011:67,3218,011
Scotland3871:13,8341,778
Canada3271:112,67812,031
New Zealand1281:35,3786,076
Bahamas491:7,995667
Israel441:194,49219,021
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Wales81:386,81619,671
Jersey51:19,8403,614
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
China41:341,830,39216,990
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belize11:355,4743,977
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3051:14,5241,865
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3271:11,4471,406
England951:256,58318,459
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7991:62,8526,860

Clyde (139,564) may also be a first name.

Clyde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. Villelmus Clide witnessed instrument of sasine to lands of Mauldislee in 1493 (Pollok, I, p. 206), William Clyde was admitted burgess of Dundee, 1580 (Wedd., p. 172), and Helen Clyde is recorded in the toun of Belstaine, parish of Carluke, 1665 (Lanark CR.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The great and beautiful Scottish river.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Clyde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clyde (Arabic: كليدي, Marathi: लायडे) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Clyde.

How Common Is The Last Name Clyde? popularity and diffusion

The last name Clyde is the 63,662nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 926,226 people. The last name Clyde occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Clyde live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Clyde is also the 7,498th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 139,564 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,147 people, or 1 in 70,421. In The United States Clyde is most prevalent in: California, where 13 percent reside, Utah, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 8 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Clyde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Clyde has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Clyde surname expanded 644 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 583 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 118 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Clyde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (49%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Clyde surname are 20.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Clyde earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 18.7% more than the national average, earning R 282,072 per year; in United States they earn 0.72% more than the national average, earning $43,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.14% more than the national average, earning $53,725 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cloyde9186/
Cleyde9119/
Clayde915/
Clydie914/
Cleyder835/
Claydes831/
Cloyded831/
Claydet830/
Clayder830/
Clede80132/
Klyde8046/
Clide8018/
Claydees771/
Cledes73176/
Cleide7315/
Cledje7311/
Cleder738/
Claide738/
Cloide737/
Clides737/
Claydy732/
Clider732/
Clèdes732/
Cléder732/
Cleade732/
Clédes731/
Cloydy731/
Clidje731/
Cleydi731/
Cledie731/
Cledge731/
Cleydy731/
Cledet731/
Claydi731/
Clayda731/
Klydes731/
Cleede730/
Chleide6778/
Klaydee6710/
Kloydee674/
Kellyde673/
Kloydet672/
Klaydet671/
Cleades671/
Cletder671/
Cledder671/
Cleides671/
Cleihde671/
Cleddee671/
Claidet671/
Cliddes671/
Kluydee671/
Claidge670/
Cleddes670/

Clyde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Clyde in the Marathi language
लायडेlayade-
Clyde in the Arabic language
كليديklydy-

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