# Claes (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/claes/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 277 |
| US rank (2010) | 70,645 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,114,605 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.3% (263 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Claes in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Claes in Belgium.

## People named Claes

- Willy Claes, Belgian former politician
- Johnny Claes, Belgian racing driver
- Georges Claes sr., Belgian road bicycle racer (1920–1994)
- Ernest Claes, Belgian writer (1885-1968)
- Hanne Claes, Belgian athletics competitor
- Lotte Claes, Belgian cyclist
- Paul Claes, Belgian writer

## Similar surnames

Coles, Close, Cowles, Claus, Calles, Class, Cales, Clauss, Claeys, Colas, Calise, Callies.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.