How common is the surname Clements?

38,044 people in the United States had the surname Clements in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,115 Americans. It ranked 908th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Clements?

Ron Clements, American animation director (born 1953), followed by Frederic Clements.

Where is the surname Clements most common?

Wikidata records people named Clements in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Is the surname Clements getting more or less common?

More common. 37,237 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 38,044 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Clements

A surname, carried by 38,044 people in the United States.

2 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). Clements is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 38,044 people named Clements in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,115 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 37,237.

#908

rank among US surnames

38,044

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #843)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#899	Bernard	38,512	8,017
#900	Ashley	38,499	8,020
#901	Friedman	38,374	8,046
#902	Potts	38,277	8,066
#903	Truong	38,267	8,068
#904	Costa	38,265	8,069
#905	Correa	38,232	8,076

Who is named Clements

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

85% of people named Clements identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Clementss

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ron Clements
American animation director (born 1953)
Frederic Clements
American ecologist (1874–1945)
Bill Clements
American businessman, politician and former Governor of Texas (1917–2011)
Jonathan Clements
British author and scriptwriter (born 1971)
Earle Clements
American farmer and politician (1896-1985)
Gabrielle D. Clements
American painter, etcher, and print maker (1858–1948)
James Clements
American ornithologist, author and businessman (1927-2005)
Mark Alwin Clements
Australian botanist (born 1949)
Stanley Clements
American actor (1926–1981)
Roy Clements
American film director and screenwriter (1877-1948)
Vassar Clements
American jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler (1928–2005)
Scott Clements
American poker player, born 1981

Notable Clementss come mostly from the United States (10), the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Clements

Clements 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 Clements?: 38,044 people in the United States had the surname Clements in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,115 Americans. It ranked 908th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Clements?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Clements identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Clements?: Ron Clements, American animation director (born 1953), followed by Frederic Clements.
Where is the surname Clements most common?: Wikidata records people named Clements in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
Is the surname Clements getting more or less common?: More common. 37,237 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 38,044 in 2010, up 2.2%.