How common is the surname Claflin?

1,801 people in the United States had the surname Claflin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 171,430 Americans. It ranked 16,079th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Claflin?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Claflin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Claflin?

Sam Claflin, British actor, followed by Tennessee Claflin.

Where is the surname Claflin most common?

Wikidata records people named Claflin in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Claflin getting more or less common?

More common. 1,787 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,801 in 2010, up 0.8%.

The surname Claflin

A surname, carried by 1,801 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C414

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Claflin is more common than 90.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,801 people named Claflin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 171,430 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,787.

#16,079

rank among US surnames

1,801

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #15,139)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,071	Vales	1,802	171,335
#16,079	Wynkoop	1,801	171,430
#16,087	Shehan	1,800	171,525

Who is named Claflin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Claflin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Claflins

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sam Claflin
British actor, born 1986
Tennessee Claflin
American suffragist (1844-1923)
William Claflin
American politician (1818-1905)
Victoria Woodhull
American suffragist, editor (1838-1927)

Notable Claflins come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Claflin?: 1,801 people in the United States had the surname Claflin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 171,430 Americans. It ranked 16,079th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Claflin?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Claflin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Claflin?: Sam Claflin, British actor, followed by Tennessee Claflin.
Where is the surname Claflin most common?: Wikidata records people named Claflin in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Claflin getting more or less common?: More common. 1,787 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,801 in 2010, up 0.8%.