Explore the Family Name Clendenon

The meaning of Clendenon

Scottish: variant of Glendenning.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Clendenon saw a general increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Clendenon was ranked 63,297th in terms of commonality but climbed to 60,790th by 2010, marking an improvement by approximately 4 percent. The count of individuals with this surname rose from 295 to 331 during this decade, indicating a substantial increase of 12.2 percent. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.11, showing that the name's popularity growth roughly paralleled the country's population expansion.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,297	#60,790	3.96%
Count	295	331	12.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Clendenon

The ethnic identities associated with the surname Clendenon also experienced some shifts over the same decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While there were no identified individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic ethnicity, nor any American Indian and Alaskan Native bearers of this surname in either 2000 or 2010, other groups did see change. Individuals identifying as White declined from making up 94.92 percent of Clendenons in 2000 to 92.15 percent in 2010, a slight decrease of nearly 3 percent. However, those identifying as Black or as belonging to two or more races saw significant increases. The percentage of Black individuals with this surname grew by 53.16 percent (from 2.37 to 3.63), whereas those of two or more races increased by a remarkable 60.95 percent (from 1.69 to 2.72).

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.92%	92.15%	-2.92%
Black	2.37%	3.63%	53.16%
Two or More Races	1.69%	2.72%	60.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%