How common is the surname Clinton?

16,263 people in the United States had the surname Clinton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,985 Americans. It ranked 2,242nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Clinton?

Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States (1993–2001), followed by Chelsea Clinton.

Where is the surname Clinton most common?

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

How do you pronounce Clinton?

Clinton is /ˈklɪn.tn̩/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Clinton getting more or less common?

More common. 15,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,263 in 2010, up 3.5%.

Is Clinton also a first name?

Yes. Clinton 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 Clinton

An English place surname, carried by 16,263 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈklɪn.tn̩/ 2 syllables Soundex C453 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). Clinton is more common than 98.6% of them.

Origin

English origin

* (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.

Clinton is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 16,263 people named Clinton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,985 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,714.

#2,242

rank among US surnames

16,263

people in 2010

5.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,118)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,233	Rader	16,320	18,918
#2,234	Baron	16,308	18,932
#2,235	Trimble	16,306	18,934
#2,236	Hare	16,304	18,937
#2,237	Russ	16,300	18,941
#2,238	Ahmad	16,291	18,952
#2,239	Parr	16,286	18,958

Who is named Clinton

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

65% of people named Clinton identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Clintons

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill Clinton
42nd President of the United States (1993–2001)
Chelsea Clinton
American author and global health advocate, born 1980
George Clinton
American funk musician, singer, songwriter and music producer, born 1941
Henry Clinton
British army officer and politician (1730–1795)
DeWitt Clinton
American politician (1769–1828)
George S. Clinton
American composer, born 1947
Kate Clinton
American comedian, born 1947
Roger Clinton Jr.
American actor and musician, half brother of former President Bill Clinton, born 1956
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)

Notable Clintons come mostly from the United States (12) and the Kingdom of Great Britain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Clinton

Clanton

Clinton has the Soundex code C453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C453.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Clinton come from?: * (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. *…
How common is the surname Clinton?: 16,263 people in the United States had the surname Clinton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,985 Americans. It ranked 2,242nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Clinton?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Clinton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Clinton?: Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States (1993–2001), followed by Chelsea Clinton.
Where is the surname Clinton most common?: Wikidata records people named Clinton in the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
How do you pronounce Clinton?: Clinton is /ˈklɪn.tn̩/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Clinton?: Clinton is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Clinton getting more or less common?: More common. 15,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,263 in 2010, up 3.5%.
Is Clinton also a first name?: Yes. Clinton 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.