How common is the surname Clinger?

2,004 people in the United States had the surname Clinger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,065 Americans. It ranked 14,803rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Clinger?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Clinger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Clinger?

David Clinger, American racing cyclist.

Where is the surname Clinger most common?

Wikidata records people named Clinger in the United States.

Is the surname Clinger getting more or less common?

More common. 1,985 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,004 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname Clinger

A surname, carried by 2,004 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Clinger is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,004 people named Clinger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 154,065 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,985.

#14,803

rank among US surnames

2,004

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #13,943)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,794	Groat	2,006	153,911
#14,799	Wegman	2,005	153,988
#14,803	Nazarian	2,004	154,065
#14,806	Cottone	2,003	154,142

Who is named Clinger

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

94% of people named Clinger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Clingers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Clinger
American racing cyclist, born 1977

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Clinger

Clinger has the Soundex code C452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C452.

Questions

How common is the surname Clinger?: 2,004 people in the United States had the surname Clinger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,065 Americans. It ranked 14,803rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Clinger?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Clinger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Clinger?: David Clinger, American racing cyclist.
Where is the surname Clinger most common?: Wikidata records people named Clinger in the United States.
Is the surname Clinger getting more or less common?: More common. 1,985 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,004 in 2010, up 1.0%.