How rare is the last name Clarkson?

8,544 people in the United States have the last name Clarkson, about 1 in 34,983. It ranks #4,033 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CLARKSON

#4,033

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,544
About
1 in 34,983
This common or more
56%
Who bears it

Of the 8,544 people with the last name Clarkson, 80.1% reported their origin as White, 11.2% as Black and 3.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Clarkson

#4,030 Farrington · 8,547#4,030 Outlaw · 8,547#4,034 Rauch · 8,541#4,035 Leong · 8,540

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Clarkson, most common first.

#28,554 Clarkin · 888#39,424 Clarkston · 602#120,164 Clarson · 152#136,807 Clarken · 127

Also a first name

As a first name, Clarkson ranks #40,182 of 53,615, with 186 people. See Clarkson as a first name

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