Clement Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Clement Name Meaning: Given to the son of one who had the personal name Clement. Has Latin origins meaning mild & merciful.

First found in Brecknock, where a bearer of Clement arrived with the Normans. Also found in early times in Oxfordshire, where record of the Templars show a William & Richard Clement in 1153. This name became popular in Medieval Europe, after a saint & several early popes.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Clement Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Clement family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 638
Agricultural Labourer 57
Coal Miner 38
Dress Maker 36
Domestic Servant 30
General Servant 30
General Labourer 28
Farm Labourer 24
Annuitant 19
Labourer 16
Cotton Weaver 14
Farmers Son 14
Carpenter 12
House Keeper 12
No Occupation 12
Tailor 12
Tailoress 12
Farm Servant Indoor 12
Servant 11
Farmer's Son 11
Farmers Wife 10
Carman 9
Laundress 8
Servant Domestic 8
Farmers Daughter 8

Clement Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Clement 100% 25,319
2 Clemment 88% 219
3 Clemant 86% 217

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The surname Clement is the most popular version of all its varients

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