How common is the surname Clement?

23,830 people in the United States had the surname Clement in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,956 Americans. It ranked 1,505th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Clement?

Kerron Clement, American track and field athlete, Olympic athlete, followed by Philippe Clement.

Where is the surname Clement most common?

Wikidata records people named Clement in the United States, France and the United Kingdom and 2 other countries.

How do you pronounce Clement?

Clement is /ˈklɛmənt/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Clement getting more or less common?

More common. 23,233 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,830 in 2010, up 2.6%.

Is Clement also a first name?

Yes. Clement 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 Clement

A surname, carried by 23,830 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈklɛmənt/ 2 syllables Soundex C455 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). Clement is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 23,830 people named Clement in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,956 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,233.

#1,505

rank among US surnames

23,830

people in 2010

8.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,398)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,496	Schmitz	23,931	12,901
#1,497	Crouch	23,923	12,906
#1,498	McManus	23,909	12,913
#1,499	Arevalo	23,895	12,921
#1,500	Horner	23,881	12,929
#1,501	Conklin	23,846	12,947
#1,502	Holbrook	23,843	12,949

Who is named Clement

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

81% of people named Clement identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Clements

14 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kerron Clement
American track and field athlete, Olympic athlete, born 1985
Philippe Clement
Belgian footballer and football coach, born 1974
Jacques Clément
Assassin of the French king Henry III, 1567–1589
Jack Clement
American singer-songwriter and record producer (1934–2013)
Jennifer Clement
American writer raised in Mexico, born 1960
Clay Clement
American actor (1888–1956)
Clara Erskine Clement
American travel and history author, 1834–1916
Frank Clement
(1886-1970) racing driver
Bob Clement
American politician, born 1943
Frank G. Clement
American politician (1920–1969)
Jessica-Jane Clement
British actor and model, born 1985
Percival W. Clement
American politician (1846–1927)

Notable Clements come mostly from the United States (8), France (2) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Clement

Clement has the Soundex code C455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C455.

Questions

Where does the surname Clement come from?: From Late Latin Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), name of early saints and popes, from clēmens (“merciful”). Doublet of Clemens and San Clemente.
How common is the surname Clement?: 23,830 people in the United States had the surname Clement in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,956 Americans. It ranked 1,505th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Clement?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Clement identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Clement?: Kerron Clement, American track and field athlete, Olympic athlete, followed by Philippe Clement.
Where is the surname Clement most common?: Wikidata records people named Clement in the United States, France and the United Kingdom and 2 other countries.
How do you pronounce Clement?: Clement is /ˈklɛmənt/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Clement getting more or less common?: More common. 23,233 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,830 in 2010, up 2.6%.
Is Clement also a first name?: Yes. Clement 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.