How common is the surname Clyde?

3,658 people in the United States had the surname Clyde in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,403 Americans. It ranked 8,950th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Clyde?

June Clyde, American singer, dancer, actress (1909–1987), followed by Andrew Clyde.

Where is the surname Clyde most common?

Wikidata records people named Clyde in the United States.

Is the surname Clyde getting more or less common?

More common. 3,432 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,658 in 2010, up 6.6%.

Is Clyde also a first name?

Yes. Clyde 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 Clyde

A surname, carried by 3,658 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C430 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). Clyde is more common than 94.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,658 people named Clyde in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 84,403 Americans. That is up 6.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,432.

#8,950

rank among US surnames

3,658

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+6.6%

change since 2000 (was #8,794)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,941	Zhen	3,661	84,334
#8,944	Koger	3,660	84,357
#8,946	Blackstone	3,659	84,380
#8,950	Clyde	3,658	84,403
#8,951	Starcher	3,657	84,426
#8,954	Lavalley	3,656	84,449
#8,956	Cauthen	3,655	84,472

Who is named Clyde

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

75% of people named Clyde identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
American Indian and Alaska Native 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Clydes

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

June Clyde
American singer, dancer, actress (1909–1987)
Andrew Clyde
American politician, born 1963
George Dewey Clyde
American politician (1898-1972)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Clyde

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

Questions

How common is the surname Clyde?: 3,658 people in the United States had the surname Clyde in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,403 Americans. It ranked 8,950th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Clyde?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Clyde identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Clyde?: June Clyde, American singer, dancer, actress (1909–1987), followed by Andrew Clyde.
Where is the surname Clyde most common?: Wikidata records people named Clyde in the United States.
Is the surname Clyde getting more or less common?: More common. 3,432 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,658 in 2010, up 6.6%.
Is Clyde also a first name?: Yes. Clyde 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.