Clemens is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Clemens
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, Germany, England
Meaning:

Descendant of Clemens meaning "merciful".

The variation of Clements. Descendant of Clement meaning "merciful".

The variant of Clemence. See Clement - The personal name, whence the modifications. Clements, Clemence, Clementson, Clemitson, Clemmans, Clemmit, Climpson.

How popular is Clemens?

Clemens is common in United States, Germany, Canada, Netherlands, England, Belgium, France, Australia, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Mexico, Liberia, Denmark, Philippines.

Clemens is ranked 13837 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Clemens bearers increased by 1.69 per cent in 2010 US census to 14231 since 2000, the surname slipped by 169 spots and ranked at 2542. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.08 92.55
Black 3.46 3.74
Hispanic or Latino 2.64 1.41
Others 1.88 1.32
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.54 0.58
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.39 0.4
Clemens is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Vatican City is ahead in terms of density. Around 40290 people have been found who wears Clemens as their family name. Clemens is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Clemens:
2,335 United States19,518
683 Germany14,222
Countries with thousands of Clemens:
4,306 Canada1,105
Countries with hundreds of Clemens:
2,858 Netherlands920
7,838 England823
2,420 Belgium727
23,818 France433
7,958 Australia404
158 Luxembourg380
3,285 New Zealand242
10,357 Mexico192
2,840 Liberia150
4,118 Denmark143
73,424 Philippines137
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,359 South Africa77
41,358 Argentina74
87,096 Brazil72
30,810 Spain66
12,937 Switzerland63
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
24,045 Austria45
6,839 Namibia40
3,502 Suriname38
46,897 Tanzania38
235,280 Thailand36
24,678 Sweden28
12,265 Portugal28
83,680 Poland27
42,091 Papua New Guinea26
25,571 Norway22
31,283 Israel22
13,856 Singapore17
527,769 India14
17,291 Scotland13
26,733 Venezuela13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
678 Sierra Leone9
115,463 Italy8
488,268 Indonesia8
1,431 American Samoa8
30,910 Chile8
23,171 Wales6
11,702 China6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Anna Clemens worked as workwoman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for New-York from Liverpool on Emigrant and arrived on April 25, 1850. Dan Clemens (35) Immigrant, Immigrant Mary Clemens, Richard Clemens (12) Immigrant, Infant Eliza Clemens, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

Anton Clemens was 19 years old when he migrated to USA on September 15, 1852. He lived in Baden where he worked as farmer and took Isaac Bell from Havre. 33 years old Elisab. Clemens, Elisab. Clemens (63) Farmer, Cultivator Johann Clemens, Marguer. Clemens (5), 53 years old Wendel. Clemens, 9 years old Wendelin Clemens, 22 years old Heinrich Clemens, Apolonia Clemens, and 343 other Clemens around 47.75% of whom were farmer while others worked as painter and laborer, servant, country man, merchant, butcher, joiner, baker, shoemaker, spinster, carpenter, engineer, doctor of medicine, artist migrated to US.

Clemens Namesakes

  • Josef Clemens, German bishop
  • Johan Frederik Clemens, Pomeranian-Danish printmaker in etching
  • Isaac Clemens, Ontario farmer and political figure
  • Sherrard Clemens, nineteenth-century politician and lawyer
  • Benjamin Clemens, 20th-century sculptor based in London
  • Mary Strong Clemens, American botanist and plant collector
  • Joseph Clemens, American Methodist Episcopalian chaplain
  • Andrew Clemens, sand artist from Iowa in the United States
  • Roger Clemens, American former baseball pitcher
  • Jeremiah Clemens, U.S. senator and novelist
  • Koby Clemens, American former professional baseball infielder and outfielder and current coach for the Houston Astros farm system
  • Barry Clemens, former professional basketball player
  • Martin Clemens, British colonial administrator and soldier
  • Kellen Clemens, American football quarterback
  • Jean Clemens, youngest of the three daughters of Samuel Langhorne Clemens
  • George T. Clemens, cinematographer
  • Brian Clemens, English screenwriter and television producer
  • Dan Clemens, former Republican member of the Missouri State Senate
  • Olivia Langdon Clemens, wife of the American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens
  • Adelaide Clemens, Australian actress
  • Clem Clemens, catcher in Major League Baseball

Clemens Namesakes

  • Josef Clemens, German bishop
  • Johan Frederik Clemens, Pomeranian-Danish printmaker in etching
  • Isaac Clemens, Ontario farmer and political figure
  • Sherrard Clemens, nineteenth-century politician and lawyer
  • Benjamin Clemens, 20th-century sculptor based in London
  • Mary Strong Clemens, American botanist and plant collector
  • Joseph Clemens, American Methodist Episcopalian chaplain
  • Andrew Clemens, sand artist from Iowa in the United States
  • Roger Clemens, American former baseball pitcher
  • Jeremiah Clemens, U.S. senator and novelist
  • Koby Clemens, American former professional baseball infielder and outfielder and current coach for the Houston Astros farm system
  • Barry Clemens, former professional basketball player
  • Martin Clemens, British colonial administrator and soldier
  • Kellen Clemens, American football quarterback
  • Jean Clemens, youngest of the three daughters of Samuel Langhorne Clemens
  • George T. Clemens, cinematographer
  • Brian Clemens, English screenwriter and television producer
  • Dan Clemens, former Republican member of the Missouri State Senate
  • Olivia Langdon Clemens, wife of the American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens
  • Adelaide Clemens, Australian actress
  • Clem Clemens, catcher in Major League Baseball

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