The Clause surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,205 people carried this name — #21,633 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 243,900 people counted. That is down 5% from 1,273 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 386 people named Clause.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 43 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 141 people named Clause live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Neuquén.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 132 people named Clause live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Namur.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Clause,
with a public archive behind them.
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Phettiplace Close 1594– · politician
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Georges Clause 1922–2013 · university teacher
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Marcel Clause 1927–2004 · judoka
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Alain Clause 1944– · politician
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Patrick Clause 1958– · politician
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Clause.
- Classen 1,900 · U.S. census
- Claud 601 · U.S. census
- Claude 2,033 · U.S. census
- Claudio 6,679 · U.S. census
- Claudy 203 · U.S. census
- Claus 3,674 · U.S. census
- Clausel 130 · U.S. census
- Clausen 8,906 · U.S. census
- Clauson 2,350 · U.S. census
- Clauss 1,842 · U.S. census
- Clave 122 · U.S. census
- Claveau 183 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Clause is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.