How common is the surname Clover?

2,526 people in the United States had the surname Clover in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,227 Americans. It ranked 12,307th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Clover?

Elzada Clover, American botanist (1897-1980).

Where is the surname Clover most common?

Wikidata records people named Clover in the United States.

Is the surname Clover getting more or less common?

More common. 2,517 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,526 in 2010, up 0.4%.

Is Clover also a first name?

Yes. Clover 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 Clover

A surname, carried by 2,526 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C416 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). Clover is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,526 people named Clover in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 122,227 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,517.

#12,307

rank among US surnames

2,526

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+0.4%

change since 2000 (was #11,476)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,303	Wolk	2,527	122,179
#12,307	Reider	2,526	122,227
#12,312	Bradburn	2,525	122,275

Who is named Clover

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

85% of people named Clover identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Clovers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elzada Clover
American botanist (1897-1980)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Clover

Clover has the Soundex code C416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C416.

Questions

How common is the surname Clover?: 2,526 people in the United States had the surname Clover in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,227 Americans. It ranked 12,307th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Clover?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Clover identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Clover?: Elzada Clover, American botanist (1897-1980).
Where is the surname Clover most common?: Wikidata records people named Clover in the United States.
Is the surname Clover getting more or less common?: More common. 2,517 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,526 in 2010, up 0.4%.
Is Clover also a first name?: Yes. Clover 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.