as a Last Name
- 652
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Clarence
Meaning & Origins
English: Clarence was the name of a dukedom created in 1362 for Lionel, third son of Edward III, whose wife was the heiress of Clare in Suffolk. How the name came to be adopted as a surname is uncertain, but it is recorded in 1453; its use as a personal name is not attested until the late 19th century.
| 37,437th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 652
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Mexico
- has the most people named Clarence per capita
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