How common is the last name Clinton?

15,615 people in the United States have the last name Clinton, about 1 in 19,142. It ranks #2,274 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CLINTON

#2,274

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
15,615
About
1 in 19,142
This common or more
49.3%
Who bears it

Of the 15,615 people with the last name Clinton, 61.9% reported their origin as White, 27.1% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Clinton

#2,272 Schrader · 15,620#2,273 Giordano · 15,616#2,275 Chadwick · 15,601#2,276 Arnett · 15,594

Spelled almost the same

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

#4,574 Clanton · 7,507#60,024 Clint · 363

Also a first name

As a first name, Clinton ranks #843 of 53,615, with 54,834 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1981, with 2,222 births. See Clinton as a first name

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