Explore the Family Name Clearman

The meaning of Clearman

1. Probably an Americanized form (translation into English) of German Klarmann (see Klarman). 2. Perhaps an altered form of English (of Norman or French Huguenot origin) and French Clermont or of its English variant Claremont.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Clearman has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Clearman was ranked 38,141st most popular name in the U.S., with 546 individuals carrying this surname. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 42,455 with a count reduction to 511, indicating a decline of approximately 6.41%. This signifies that the frequency per 100,000 population also reduced from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010, marking a drop of 15%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,141	#42,455	-11.31%
Count	546	511	-6.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.17	-15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Clearman

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Clearman surname predominantly identifies as White according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, around 97.07% of those with the surname were identified as White, a number that slightly decreased to 95.5% by 2010. The Hispanic representation within the Clearman surname increased by 48.91%, albeit from a small base of 0.92% in 2000 to 1.37% in 2010. There was no record of Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, or Black ethnic identity associated with this surname in either census year. Interestingly, in 2010, there was a recorded presence of 1.17% American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity which was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.07%	95.5%	-1.62%
Hispanic	0.92%	1.37%	48.91%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.17%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%