How common is the surname Claude?

2,033 people in the United States had the surname Claude in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,867 Americans. It ranked 14,636th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Claude getting more or less common?

More common. 1,789 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,033 in 2010, up 14%.

Is Claude also a first name?

Yes. Claude 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 Claude

A surname, carried by 2,033 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C430 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). Claude is more common than 91% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,033 people named Claude in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 151,867 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,789.

#14,636

rank among US surnames

2,033

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+13.6%

change since 2000 (was #15,125)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,631	Lyda	2,034	151,792
#14,636	Wachtel	2,033	151,867
#14,643	Bombard	2,032	151,942

Who is named Claude

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

48% of people named Claude identified as Black (not Hispanic), 44% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 48%
White (not Hispanic) 44%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Claude

Claude has the Soundex code C430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C430.

Questions

How common is the surname Claude?: 2,033 people in the United States had the surname Claude in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,867 Americans. It ranked 14,636th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Claude?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Claude identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 44% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Claude getting more or less common?: More common. 1,789 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,033 in 2010, up 14%.
Is Claude also a first name?: Yes. Claude 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.