# Clement (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/clement/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 23,830 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,505 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,956 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (23,233 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈklɛmənt/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Late Latin Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), name of early saints and popes, from clēmens (“merciful”). Doublet of Clemens and San Clemente.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Clement in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Clement in the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Austrian Empire.

## People named Clement

- Kerron Clement, American track and field athlete, Olympic athlete
- Philippe Clement, Belgian footballer and football coach
- Jacques Clément, assassin of the French king Henry III
- Jack Clement, American singer-songwriter and record producer (1934–2013)
- Jennifer Clement, American writer raised in Mexico
- Clay Clement, American actor (1888–1956)
- Clara Erskine Clement, American travel and history author
- Frank Clement, (1886-1970) racing driver
- Bob Clement, American politician
- Frank G. Clement, American politician (1920–1969)
- Jessica-Jane Clement, British actor and model
- Percival W. Clement, American politician (1846–1927)

and 2 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Clemente, Clementi, Coleman, Clements, Clemons, Clemens, Clemmons, Colman, Cloninger, Callanan, Cullinan, Colmenares.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.