Clymo Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

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

Clymo Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Clement.' In Cornwall once popularly Clemow; compare Cornish Pascho for Paschal.

Remfrey, son of John Clemmowe, 1544: Reg. St. Columb Major.

Elizabeth, d. of John Clemowe, 1550: ibid.

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Clymo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
England801:696,47639,547
Australia781:346,09929,260
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Clymo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Clement.' In Cornwall once popularly Clemow; compare Cornish Pascho for Paschal.

Remfrey, son of John Clemmowe, 1544: Reg. St. Columb Major.

Elizabeth, d. of John Clemowe, 1550: ibid.

In other entries members of the same family are entered Clemens.

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

CLEMOW, CLEMMOW, CLEMOWE, CLEMOES, CLEMOOR, CLAMO, CLIMO, CLYMA, CLYMO: From the baptismal name Clement. Hence the local name Climsland, i. e. Clemma's Land, in East hundred.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Clymo and Clemow are old Cornish names. There was a Richard Clemowe in Redruth in 1500 (G.); and a Nicholas Climo, cordwainer, at Bodmin, in 1748 (M.); the name still occurs in both these towns.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Clymo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clymo is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clymo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 837,371st most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Clymo reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Clymo is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 2,400,390. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 20 percent reside, California, where 18 percent reside and Colorado, where 16 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 24 percent reside.

Clymo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clymo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Clymo surname expanded 1,510 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 1 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clymo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Clymo last name are 4.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.35% being registered with the party.

Clymo earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.68% less than the national average, earning $41,561 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clymoo911/
Clemo801,337/
Climo801,066/
Clyma80378/
Clemot73805/
Clemos7385/
Clemmo7345/
Clémot7331/
Clymas7316/
Klymos736/
Kleymo733/
Climos732/
Chlimo731/
Climot731/
Clemgo731/
Clemoo731/
Clismo731/
Clemoux6728/
Clemmos672/
Cliemmo671/
Climmos671/
Clemout671/
Clemous671/
Klymous671/

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