# Close (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/close/  
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 | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,474 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,739 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 32,589 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (9,261 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /kləʊs/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Close 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Close in the United States, the United Kingdom and Belgium.

## People named Close

- Glenn Close, American actress (born 1947)
- Chuck Close, American artist (1940–2021)
- Eric Close, American actor
- Del Close, actor, writer, teacher (1934-1999)
- Ivy Close, British actress (1890-1968)
- Elizabeth Close, American architect (1912-2011)
- Philippe Close, Belgian politician

## Similar surnames

Coles, Clouse, Cowles, Calise, Clause, Claes, Clos, Collazo, Clough, Clegg, Click, Celis.

## 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.