The Clemons surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 27,022 people carried this name — #1,300 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 10,900 people counted. That is up 7% from 25,265 in 2000.

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In print

Clemons in American newspapers,
1910–1920.

Newspaper page from The Washington Herald carrying the name Clemons
The Washington Herald 1912-01-14
Newspaper page from The Neshoba Democrat carrying the name Clemons
The Neshoba Democrat 1920-04-08
Newspaper page from The Neshoba Democrat carrying the name Clemons
The Neshoba Democrat 1910-03-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 30,229 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Clemons in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

3,882 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Clemons. The most, 982, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 12.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 2,816
Victoria 380
Western Australia 218
New South Wales 174
Queensland 164
South Australia 124
ACT (Canberra) 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Clemons.

Who carried it

People named Clemons,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Clemons
    John Clemons 1862–1944 · politician
  • Maynard Clemons
    Maynard Clemons 1866–1946 · lawyer
  • Verne Clemons
    Verne Clemons 1891–1959 · baseball player
  • Edward Clemons d. 1966 · American football coach
  • Zeke Clemons 1913–2000 · musician
  • Ray Clemons 1921–2005 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Clemons,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,266 records

1,266 records of the Clemons name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 713
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 326
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 107
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 80
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 24
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Frank Clemons

    Born 1914 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; janitor from New York County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Edward Clemons

    Born 1940; from Pensacola, Florida. U.S. Army; killed in action 1969 in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam. Buried at Barrancas National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Petir Clemons

    Arrived at New York in 1857 aboard the E.c. Scranton from Antwerp, aged 54; farmer. From Luxemburg; bound for Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,266 records for Clemons in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia113 records

113 records of the Clemons name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 62
  • Tasmanian Names Index 50
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Nicholas Clemons

    Died 1905 in St¿leonards, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1905.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James K. Clemons

    Arrived in Victoria in 1914 aboard the Marathon, aged 31.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Francis Clemons

    Died 1886 in Emu Bay, Tasmania, aged 50.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 113 records for Clemons in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Clemons name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Walter Elvin Clemons

    Died 1968; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Walter Clemons

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Isaac Clemons

    Listed at Shelburne, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1794.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Clemons in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Clemons name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Clemons

    Cheshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. S. Clemons

    Coldstream Guards. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Clemons name in New Zealand War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record A. Clemons

    New Zealand Entrenching Battalion. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Clemons name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Johannes Hendrikus Clemons

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1849 in Roermond.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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