# Clower (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/clower/  
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 | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,132 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,096 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 144,815 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.3% (2,105 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two possible origins: * English occupational surname for a nailer, from an agent derivative of Old French clou (“nail”). * Americanized spelling of German Klauer.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Clower 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Clower in the United States.

## People named Clower

- Robert W. Clower, American economist (1926-2011)

## Similar surnames

Cleary, Colyer, Clear, Clore, Cloer, Coller, Collier, Cuellar, Clary, Clair, Clare, Culler.

## 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.