How common is the surname Clyburn?

3,145 people in the United States had the surname Clyburn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,170 Americans. It ranked 10,250th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Clyburn?

Jim Clyburn, American politician (born 1940), followed by Will Clyburn.

Where is the surname Clyburn most common?

Wikidata records people named Clyburn in the United States.

Is the surname Clyburn getting more or less common?

More common. 2,864 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,145 in 2010, up 9.8%.

The surname Clyburn

A surname, carried by 3,145 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Clyburn is more common than 93.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,145 people named Clyburn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,170 Americans. That is up 9.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,864.

#10,250

rank among US surnames

3,145

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+9.8%

change since 2000 (was #10,311)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,243	Tillett	3,147	98,108
#10,245	Killeen	3,146	98,139
#10,250	Orndorff	3,145	98,170
#10,255	Fitzhugh	3,144	98,202
#10,257	Moffat	3,143	98,233
#10,258	Villagrana	3,142	98,264

Who is named Clyburn

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

57% of people named Clyburn identified as Black (not Hispanic), 37% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 57%
White (not Hispanic) 37%
Two or more races 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Clyburns

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jim Clyburn
American politician (born 1940)
Will Clyburn
American basketball player (born 1990)
Kris Clyburn
American basketball player (born 1996)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Clyburn

Clyburn 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 Clyburn?: 3,145 people in the United States had the surname Clyburn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,170 Americans. It ranked 10,250th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Clyburn?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Clyburn identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 37% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Clyburn?: Jim Clyburn, American politician (born 1940), followed by Will Clyburn.
Where is the surname Clyburn most common?: Wikidata records people named Clyburn in the United States.
Is the surname Clyburn getting more or less common?: More common. 2,864 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,145 in 2010, up 9.8%.