How common is the surname Clem?

8,107 people in the United States had the surname Clem in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,084 Americans. It ranked 4,384th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Clem?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Clem identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Clem getting more or less common?

More common. 8,087 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,107 in 2010, up 0.2%.

Is Clem also a first name?

Yes. Clem 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 Clem

A surname, carried by 8,107 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C450 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). Clem is more common than 97.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,107 people named Clem in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,084 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 8,087.

#4,384

rank among US surnames

8,107

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,034)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,375	Hardison	8,128	37,985
#4,376	Frasier	8,124	38,004
#4,378	Pendergrass	8,123	38,009
#4,379	Fain	8,122	38,013
#4,380	Ramsay	8,120	38,023
#4,381	Manriquez	8,119	38,028
#4,382	Fort	8,117	38,037

Who is named Clem

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

94% of people named Clem identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Clem

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Clem has the Soundex code C450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C450.

Questions

How common is the surname Clem?: 8,107 people in the United States had the surname Clem in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,084 Americans. It ranked 4,384th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Clem?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Clem identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Clem getting more or less common?: More common. 8,087 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,107 in 2010, up 0.2%.
Is Clem also a first name?: Yes. Clem 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.