How common is the surname Clapp?

8,689 people in the United States had the surname Clapp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,533 Americans. It ranked 4,088th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Clapp?

Gordon Clapp, American actor, followed by Austin Clapp.

Where is the surname Clapp most common?

Wikidata records people named Clapp in the United States.

Is the surname Clapp getting more or less common?

Less common. 8,717 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,689 in 2010, down 0.3%.

The surname Clapp

A surname, carried by 8,689 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C410

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Clapp is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,689 people named Clapp in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,533 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 8,717.

#4,088

rank among US surnames

8,689

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

-0.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,736)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,079	Plascencia	8,710	35,447
#4,080	Burkhardt	8,707	35,459
#4,081	Autry	8,704	35,472
#4,082	Slattery	8,695	35,508
#4,084	Testa	8,694	35,512
#4,085	Tennant	8,693	35,517
#4,086	Santoyo	8,692	35,521

Who is named Clapp

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

92% of people named Clapp identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Clapps

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gordon Clapp
American actor, born 1948
Austin Clapp
American swimmer, water polo player and coach (1910–1971)
Gene Clapp
American rower, born 1949
Charles Clapp
American rower (born 1959)
Cornelia Clapp
American zoologist (1849-1934)
Moses E. Clapp
American politician (1851-1929)
Johnny Knoxville
American stunt performer and actor (born 1971)
Louise Brough
American tennis player (1923–2014)

Questions

How common is the surname Clapp?: 8,689 people in the United States had the surname Clapp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,533 Americans. It ranked 4,088th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Clapp?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Clapp identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Clapp?: Gordon Clapp, American actor, followed by Austin Clapp.
Where is the surname Clapp most common?: Wikidata records people named Clapp in the United States.
Is the surname Clapp getting more or less common?: Less common. 8,717 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,689 in 2010, down 0.3%.