Clerc surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Clerc surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 242 people carried this name — #78,821 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is down 34% from 366 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 7,745 people named Clerc.

160 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 96 départements, most often Saône-et-Loire.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 160
Saône-et-Loire 671
Doubs 634
Paris 529
Ain 423
Jura 406
Haute-Saône 396
Côte-d’Or 391
Haute-Savoie 348

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

2,431 people named Clerc live in Switzerland.

They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.

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Where they live today

Fribourg 670
Vaud 640
Valais 328
Geneva 280
Neuchâtel 161
Bern 92
Zurich 82
Jura 67

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 178 people named Clerc 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 Buenos Aires Province.

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Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 139
City of Buenos Aires 22
Córdoba 17

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Clerc,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Laurent Clerc
    Laurent Clerc 1785–1869 · teacher
  • François Clerc d. 1952 · gardener
  • Louis Clerc 1750– · physician
  • Ninon Dubois Le Clerc 1750–1779 · ballet dancer
  • Joseph Théodore Clerc 1758–1826 · military officer
  • Michel Pierre Clerc 1762–1848 · lawyer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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