How common is the surname Clampitt?

1,513 people in the United States had the surname Clampitt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 204,062 Americans. It ranked 18,317th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Clampitt?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Clampitt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Clampitt?

Amy Clampitt, American poet (1920-1994).

Where is the surname Clampitt most common?

Wikidata records people named Clampitt in the United States.

Is the surname Clampitt getting more or less common?

More common. 1,379 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,513 in 2010, up 9.7%.

The surname Clampitt

A surname, carried by 1,513 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C451

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Clampitt is more common than 88.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,513 people named Clampitt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 204,062 Americans. That is up 9.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,379.

#18,317

rank among US surnames

1,513

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+9.7%

change since 2000 (was #18,484)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,311	McQuinn	1,514	203,927
#18,317	Shakir	1,513	204,062
#18,326	Mirabella	1,512	204,197

Who is named Clampitt

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

93% of people named Clampitt identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.3%
Two or more races 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Clampitts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Amy Clampitt
American poet (1920-1994)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Clampitt

Clamp

Clampitt has the Soundex code C451, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C451.

Questions

How common is the surname Clampitt?: 1,513 people in the United States had the surname Clampitt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 204,062 Americans. It ranked 18,317th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Clampitt?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Clampitt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Clampitt?: Amy Clampitt, American poet (1920-1994).
Where is the surname Clampitt most common?: Wikidata records people named Clampitt in the United States.
Is the surname Clampitt getting more or less common?: More common. 1,379 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,513 in 2010, up 9.7%.