How common is the surname Clemente?

9,797 people in the United States had the surname Clemente in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,514 Americans. It ranked 3,626th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Clemente?

Ludovic Clemente, Andorran footballer, followed by Louie Clemente.

Where is the surname Clemente most common?

Wikidata records people named Clemente in Brazil, Andorra and the United States.

Is the surname Clemente getting more or less common?

More common. 7,453 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,797 in 2010, up 32%.

Is Clemente also a first name?

Yes. Clemente 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 Clemente

A surname, carried by 9,797 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C455

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Clemente is more common than 97.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,797 people named Clemente in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,514 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,453.

#3,626

rank among US surnames

9,797

people in 2010

3.3

per 100,000 Americans

+31.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,402)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,617	Witte	9,816	31,453
#3,619	Johansen	9,815	31,456
#3,620	Delrio	9,814	31,460
#3,621	Guenther	9,809	31,476
#3,622	Taggart	9,808	31,479
#3,623	Renfro	9,806	31,485
#3,624	Schindler	9,801	31,501

Who is named Clemente

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

45% of people named Clemente identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 40% as white (not Hispanic) and 11% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 45%
White (not Hispanic) 40%
Asian and Pacific Islander 11%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Clementes

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ludovic Clemente
Andorran footballer, born 1986
Louie Clemente
American drummer, born 1965
Ari Clemente
Brazilian association football player, born 1939
Luís Fabiano
Brazilian footballer, born 1980

Notable Clementes come mostly from Brazil (2), Andorra (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Clemente

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

Questions

How common is the surname Clemente?: 9,797 people in the United States had the surname Clemente in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,514 Americans. It ranked 3,626th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Clemente?: In the 2010 Census, 45% of people named Clemente identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 40% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Clemente?: Ludovic Clemente, Andorran footballer, followed by Louie Clemente.
Where is the surname Clemente most common?: Wikidata records people named Clemente in Brazil, Andorra and the United States.
Is the surname Clemente getting more or less common?: More common. 7,453 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,797 in 2010, up 32%.
Is Clemente also a first name?: Yes. Clemente 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.