Explore the Family Name Clause

The meaning of Clause

Walloon: variant of Claus. Some characteristic forenames: French Chantel, Landry, Marcel.

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

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Clause has decreased slightly over the past decade. In 2000, the surname ranked 19,599 in terms of popularity and this rank slipped to 21,633 by 2010; a decrease of about 10.38 percent. The count of people with the surname Clause also decreased from 1,273 individuals in 2000 to 1,205 in 2010, a decrease of approximately 5.34 percent. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people saw a decline of 12.77 percent, going from 0.47 in 2000 to 0.41 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,599	#21,633	-10.38%
Count	1,273	1,205	-5.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.41	-12.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Clause

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Clause also experienced changes between 2000 and 2010 as shown in the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with the surname identify as White, though this percentage decreased slightly from 91.99 percent in 2000 to 90.95 percent in 2010. The Hispanic community witnessed an increase in the use of the surname Clause with a rise of 54.48 percent over the decade. Interestingly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native communities saw a rise of 12.75 percent in the use of the surname. However, the Black community recorded a decrease of 30.88 percent. Data for Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying as two or more races was suppressed for privacy considerations.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.99%	90.95%	-1.13%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.53%	3.98%	12.75%
Hispanic	1.34%	2.07%	54.48%
Black	2.04%	1.41%	-30.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%