How common is the surname Clara?

1,099 people in the United States had the surname Clara in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 280,933 Americans. It ranked 23,205th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Clara getting more or less common?

More common. 1,045 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,099 in 2010, up 5.2%.

Is Clara also a first name?

Yes. Clara is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Clara

A surname, carried by 1,099 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C460 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Clara is more common than 85.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,099 people named Clara in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 280,933 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,045.

#23,205

rank among US surnames

1,099

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #22,870)

Who is named Clara

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

81% of people named Clara identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 81%
White (not Hispanic) 15%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Clara

Clara has the Soundex code C460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C460.

Questions

How common is the surname Clara?: 1,099 people in the United States had the surname Clara in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 280,933 Americans. It ranked 23,205th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Clara?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Clara identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Clara getting more or less common?: More common. 1,045 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,099 in 2010, up 5.2%.
Is Clara also a first name?: Yes. Clara is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.