Explore the Family Name Clubb

The meaning of Clubb

English (Middlesex and Kent) and Scottish (Aberdeenshire): from Middle English clubbe, clobbe ‘club’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a club maker or possibly as a nickname for someone who habitually carried a club. By the medieval Assize of Arms, every adult man had to be provided with at least a knife and a staff or club.

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

The surname Clubb saw a slight decrease in popularity between the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked 11,616th most common surname, but dropped to 12,510th by 2010, marking a 7.7% decline. The actual count of individuals with this surname remained relatively stagnant, decreasing by a negligible 0.04% during the same period. Consequently, the proportion of people named Clubb per 100,000 decreased from 0.92 in 2000 to 0.84 in 2010, a fall of 8.7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,616	#12,510	-7.7%
Count	2,479	2,478	-0.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.92	0.84	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Clubb

The ethnic identity associated with the Clubb surname evolved slightly over the decade according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of people with this surname identified as White (95.12%), a number that slightly declined to 93.54% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic showed the most significant increase from 1.17% in 2000 to 2.91% in 2010, a growth of 148.72%. While those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and individuals of two or more races also saw increases, Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities associated with the surname Clubb both decreased over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.12%	93.54%	-1.66%
Hispanic	1.17%	2.91%	148.72%
Two or More Races	1.9%	1.98%	4.21%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.93%	0.81%	-12.9%
Black	0.56%	0.4%	-28.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.32%	0.36%	12.5%