Explore the Family Name Clovis

The meaning of Clovis

Americanized form of German Klobes (see Clobes).

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Clovis has seen a slight decrease over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Clovis ranked 40,833 in terms of commonality among surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to 43,584 – a decline of 6.74%. The number of individuals with the surname also experienced a modest drop, moving from 504 in 2000 to 495 in 2010, marking a decrease of 1.79%. The proportion of people named Clovis per 100,000 also fell by 10.53% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,833	#43,584	-6.74%
Count	504	495	-1.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Clovis

The ethnicity associated with the surname Clovis has also shifted between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased by 6.12%, moving from 73.81% to 69.29%. However, there were increases among those identifying as Hispanic and Black. The Hispanic representation increased considerably by 95.74%, moving from 2.58% to 5.05%, while the Black demographic saw a rise of 21.96%, climbing from 20.04% to 24.44%. No changes were noted in the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native categories, with the former maintaining a consistent 0% and the latter appearing for the first time at 0% in 2010. The category of those identifying with two or more races was noted at 2.58% in 2000 but was not represented in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	73.81%	69.29%	-6.12%
Black	20.04%	24.44%	21.96%
Hispanic	2.58%	5.05%	95.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.58%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%