The Clave surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 122 people carried this name — #137,327 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 119 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,144 people named Clave.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 49 départements, most often Landes.
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 32 people named Clave 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 Santa Fe.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Clave.
- Claus 3,674 · U.S. census
- Clause 1,205 · 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
- Claveau 183 · U.S. census
- Clavel 999 · U.S. census
- Clavelle 235 · U.S. census
- Claver 316 · U.S. census
- Claveria 406 · U.S. census
- Claverie 319 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Clave 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.