How common is the surname Cloud?

14,555 people in the United States had the surname Cloud in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,212 Americans. It ranked 2,478th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cloud?

Angus Cloud, American actor from California (1998–2023), followed by Michael Cloud.

Where is the surname Cloud most common?

Wikidata records people named Cloud in the United States and Jordan.

Is the surname Cloud getting more or less common?

More common. 13,985 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,555 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Cloud

An English surname, carried by 14,555 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C430

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cloud is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

* As an English surname, from Old English clūd (“rock”). * As a Native American surname, translated from names such as Dakota mahpiya (“cloud”). Compare Red Cloud. * As a French surname, from an old Germanic name Hlodald, composed of *hlūd (“loud, famous, clear”) + *wald (“rule”).

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 14,555 people named Cloud in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,212 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,985.

#2,478

rank among US surnames

14,555

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,377)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,469	Mulligan	14,590	21,161
#2,471	Bliss	14,588	21,164
#2,472	Wakefield	14,587	21,166
#2,473	Kahn	14,584	21,170
#2,474	Barth	14,579	21,177
#2,475	Dove	14,560	21,205
#2,477	Noriega	14,559	21,207

Who is named Cloud

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

69% of people named Cloud identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.8% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6.8%
Two or more races 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Clouds

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Angus Cloud
American actor from California (1998–2023)
Michael Cloud
American politician (born 1975)
Preston Cloud
American earth scientist, biogeologist, cosmologist, and paleontologist (1912–1991)
Natasha Cloud
American basketball player, born 1992
Kevin Cloud
American video game artist, born 1965

Notable Clouds come mostly from the United States (4) and Jordan (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cloud

Cloud has the Soundex code C430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C430.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Cloud come from?: * As an English surname, from Old English clūd (“rock”). * As a Native American surname, translated from names such as Dakota mahpiya (“cloud”). Compare Red Cloud. * As a French surname, from an old Germanic name Hlodald, composed of *hlūd (“loud, famous, clear”) + *wald (“rule”).
How common is the surname Cloud?: 14,555 people in the United States had the surname Cloud in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,212 Americans. It ranked 2,478th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cloud?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Cloud identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cloud?: Angus Cloud, American actor from California (1998–2023), followed by Michael Cloud.
Where is the surname Cloud most common?: Wikidata records people named Cloud in the United States and Jordan.
Is the surname Cloud getting more or less common?: More common. 13,985 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,555 in 2010, up 4.1%.