The Clermont surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,548 people carried this name — #18,028 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 192,300 people counted. That is up 26% from 1,230 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,162 people named Clermont.
53 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 83 départements, most often Ille-et-Vilaine.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 45 people named Clermont 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 Liège.
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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 33 people named Clermont 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 Misiones.
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.
Who carried it
People named Clermont,
with a public archive behind them.
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Wijnand Nicolaas Clermont 1802–1879 · businessperson -
Henry Clermont d. 1845
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François Guillaume de Castelnau-Clermont-Ludève 1480–1541 · archbishop
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Claude Joachim Ignace Clermont 1732–1794 · politician
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Charles Clermont 1850–1950 · translator
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François Clermont 1857–1930 · architect
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Clermont.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Clermont is.
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