Explore the Family Name Claunch

The meaning of Claunch

Americanized form of German Glantz. Compare Clonch and Clontz.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Claunch in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Claunch has seen a slight decline in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it fell from 14,745th place in 2000 to 16,064th in 2010, marking a decrease of about 8.95 percent. The count also decreased from 1,847 in 2000 to 1,803 in 2010 - a drop of approximately 2.38 percent. Moreover, the proportion per 100,000 people declined by around 10.29 percent during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,745	#16,064	-8.95%
Count	1,847	1,803	-2.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.68	0.61	-10.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Claunch

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of those with the surname Claunch are of White ethnic identity. In 2000, this group accounted for about 94.59 percent, though it slightly dropped to 93.46 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 18.48 percent, rising from 2.11 to 2.50 percent in the same ten-year span. Those claiming Asian/Pacific Islander and Black identities were previously unrepresented in 2000 but emerged at 0.44 and 0.61 percent respectively in 2010. However, those of American Indian and Alaskan Native descent experienced a small decrease from 1.46 to 1.39 percent. Reported figures for those identifying with two or more races remained fairly stable, with a marginal decrease from 1.62 to 1.61 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.59%	93.46%	-1.19%
Hispanic	2.11%	2.5%	18.48%
Two or More Races	1.62%	1.61%	-0.62%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.46%	1.39%	-4.79%
Black	0%	0.61%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.44%	0%