How common is the surname Clanton?

7,965 people in the United States had the surname Clanton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,763 Americans. It ranked 4,455th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Clanton?

Jimmy Clanton, American singer.

Where is the surname Clanton most common?

Wikidata records people named Clanton in the United States.

Is the surname Clanton getting more or less common?

More common. 7,651 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,965 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Clanton

A surname, carried by 7,965 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C453

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Clanton is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,965 people named Clanton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,763 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,651.

#4,455

rank among US surnames

7,965

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,291)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,446	Keyser	7,978	38,700
#4,447	Allman	7,977	38,704
#4,448	Durkin	7,975	38,714
#4,449	Alvarenga	7,973	38,724
#4,451	Segal	7,972	38,729
#4,452	Earnest	7,968	38,748
#4,454	Nall	7,966	38,758

Who is named Clanton

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

68% of people named Clanton identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Clantons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jimmy Clanton
American singer, born 1938

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Clanton

Clinton

Clanton has the Soundex code C453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C453.

Questions

How common is the surname Clanton?: 7,965 people in the United States had the surname Clanton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,763 Americans. It ranked 4,455th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Clanton?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Clanton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Clanton?: Jimmy Clanton, American singer.
Where is the surname Clanton most common?: Wikidata records people named Clanton in the United States.
Is the surname Clanton getting more or less common?: More common. 7,651 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,965 in 2010, up 4.1%.