Explore the Family Name Clementson

The meaning of Clementson

1. English: from the personal name Clement + -son. See also Clements and Clemson. 2. Americanized form of Swedish Klementsson or Clementsson: patronymic from the personal name Klement, Clement. 3. Americanized form of Danish and Norwegian Clementsen or Klementsen, cognates of 2 above.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Clementson has slightly changed over the years. In 2000, Clementson ranked 43,157 in popularity with a count of 472, which was 0.17 per 100k people. Ten years later, in 2010, the rank dropped to 44,957 and the count increased to 477, representing 0.16 per 100k people. The change in rank represents a decrease in popularity by 4.17 percent while the count shows an increase by 1.06 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,157	#44,957	-4.17%
Count	472	477	1.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Clementson

The ethnic identity of those bearing the Clementson surname also shifted between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the largest group identified as White (89.41%), followed by Black (5.30%), then those of Two or more races (2.33%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (1.27%). By 2010, those identifying as White decreased to 87%, while the Black group increased to 7.76%. The census reported new identifications in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic categories at 1.05% and 2.73% respectively. However, there were no longer any individuals who identified as belonging to Two or more races or as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.41%	87%	-2.7%
Black	5.3%	7.76%	46.42%
Hispanic	0%	2.73%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.05%	0%
Two or More Races	2.33%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.27%	0%	0%