How common is the surname Claus?

3,674 people in the United States had the surname Claus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,035 Americans. It ranked 8,911th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Claus?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Claus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Claus?

Hugo Claus, Belgian author (1929–2008), followed by Karl Ernst Claus.

Where is the surname Claus most common?

Wikidata records people named Claus in Belgium, the Russian Empire and Brazil.

Is the surname Claus getting more or less common?

More common. 3,620 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,674 in 2010, up 1.5%.

Is Claus also a first name?

Yes. Claus 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 Claus

A surname, carried by 3,674 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C420 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). Claus is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

From Dutch and German Claus, a contraction of Nicolaus (“Nicholas”). The spelling Klaus is from more modern German Klaus and other Germanic languages.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,674 people named Claus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 84,035 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,620.

#8,911

rank among US surnames

3,674

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,393)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,906	Dear	3,677	83,967
#8,907	Marine	3,676	83,990
#8,909	Stapp	3,675	84,012
#8,911	Claus	3,674	84,035
#8,914	Sloane	3,673	84,058
#8,916	Scheller	3,672	84,081

Who is named Claus

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

93% of people named Claus identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Clauss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hugo Claus
Belgian author (1929–2008)
Karl Ernst Claus
Baltic German scientist (1796-1864)
Raphael Claus
Brazilian referee, born 1979
Emile Claus
Belgian painter (1849–1924)

Notable Clauss come mostly from Belgium (2), the Russian Empire (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Claus

Claus has the Soundex code C420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C420.

Questions

Where does the surname Claus come from?: From Dutch and German Claus, a contraction of Nicolaus (“Nicholas”). The spelling Klaus is from more modern German Klaus and other Germanic languages.
How common is the surname Claus?: 3,674 people in the United States had the surname Claus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,035 Americans. It ranked 8,911th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Claus?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Claus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Claus?: Hugo Claus, Belgian author (1929–2008), followed by Karl Ernst Claus.
Where is the surname Claus most common?: Wikidata records people named Claus in Belgium, the Russian Empire and Brazil.
Is the surname Claus getting more or less common?: More common. 3,620 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,674 in 2010, up 1.5%.
Is Claus also a first name?: Yes. Claus 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.