# Clinton (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/clinton/  
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 | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,263 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,242 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,985 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.5% (15,714 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈklɪn.tn̩/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* (English habitational surname): A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton ("town on a hill") or Glympton ("settlement on the River Glyme"), from Old English [Term?] + tun (“enclosure, homestead, town”), equivalent to the modern -ton. * (given name): Derived from the surnames. * (DeWitt County): Named after DeWitt Clinton.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Clinton 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) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Clinton in the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

## People named Clinton

- Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States (1993–2001)
- Chelsea Clinton, American author and global health advocate
- George Clinton, American funk musician, singer, songwriter and music producer
- Henry Clinton, British army officer and politician (1730–1795)
- DeWitt Clinton, American politician (1769–1828)
- George S. Clinton, American composer
- Kate Clinton, American comedian
- Roger Clinton Jr., American actor and musician, half brother of former President Bill Clinton
- James Clinton, American continental army general (1736-1812)
- Larry Clinton, American musician (1909–1985)
- Mildred Clinton, American actress (1914–2010)
- James G. Clinton, American congressman for New York (1804-1849)

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Clanton, Callender, Clontz, Colindres, Clendenin, Celentano, Calandra, Caliendo, Clendening, Clendenen, Clonts, Collantes.

## 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.