Clemency.
Clemence
- Origin: French
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535
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Meaning and Origin
What does the name Clemence mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Clemence
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from France, the name Clemence is of French origin and means "Clemency, mercifulness".
- According to 3 people from all over the world, the name Clemence is of French origin and means "Mercy".
- According to a user from Belgium, the name Clemence is of French origin and means "Clemency".
- According to a user from Hawaii, U.S., the name Clemence means "Handsome".
- According to a user from Indiana, U.S., the name Clemence is of French origin and means "Origin of Species".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun
Clem"ence
Wiktionary
- (obsolete) clemency
Notable Persons Named Clemence
Clémence Poésy is an actress and model. She was most prominent from 1993 to present. Clémence was given the name Clémence Guichard on October 3rd, 1982 in L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Val-de-Marne, France.
Clemence was born on November 29th, 1988.
Clémence was born on April 21st, 1830 in Nantes. She left this life on February 6th, 1902.
Clémence was born on January 21st, 1828 in Saint-Rémy-des-Monts. Clémence is also known as Reiset and Marie Félicie Clémence de. She breathed her last breath on January 15th, 1907.
She was most active from 1290 to 1295. Clemence was born as the child of Rudolf I of Germany and Gertrude of Hohenburg in 1262 in Vienna. She died in 1293.
Clémence was born on November 23rd, 1933.
Notable Persons With the Last Name Clemence
Ray Clemence is a soccer player for the Notts County F.C., Scunthorpe United F.C., Liverpool F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C., England national under-21 football team, and England national football team. Ray was born on August 5th, 1948 in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England.
Stephen Clemence is a soccer player for the Hull City A.F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Birmingham City F.C., Leicester City F.C., and England national under-21 football team. Stephen was born on March 31st, 1978 in Liverpool, England.
Gerald was born in 1908. He passed away in 1974.
Sacha Clémence is a soccer player for the US Créteil-Lusitanos, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, USJA Carquefou, Vannes OC, and Angers SCO. Sacha was born on June 1st, 1988.
How popular is the baby name Clemence in the U.S.?
| Year | Total Babies Born | Girls Born | Boys Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 1888 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1890 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 1892 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1893 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 1894 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 1895 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 1896 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 1897 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 1898 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 1899 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 1900 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 1901 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 1902 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1903 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1904 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| 1905 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1906 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 1907 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 1908 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1909 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 1910 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| 1911 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 1912 | 17 | 7 | 10 |
| 1913 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| 1914 | 35 | 13 | 22 |
| 1915 | 37 | 17 | 20 |
| 1916 | 29 | 11 | 18 |
| 1917 | 39 | 20 | 19 |
| 1918 | 35 | 12 | 23 |
| 1919 | 37 | 17 | 20 |
| 1920 | 33 | 11 | 22 |
| 1921 | 34 | 16 | 18 |
| 1922 | 32 | 9 | 23 |
| 1923 | 22 | 8 | 14 |
| 1924 | 22 | 7 | 15 |
| 1925 | 27 | 11 | 16 |
| 1926 | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| 1927 | 26 | 9 | 17 |
| 1928 | 22 | 6 | 16 |
| 1929 | 27 | 10 | 17 |
| 1930 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| 1931 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1932 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 1933 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1934 | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| 1935 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 1936 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1938 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1941 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 1944 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1948 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1962 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1994 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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International Interest for Clemence
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Popularity of Clemence as a last name
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Ethnicity Distribution
| Ethnicity | Clemence | U.S. | |
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| White | 93.46% | 64.26% | |
| African American | 1.68% | 11.96% | |
| Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander | 0.00% | 4.85% | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.00% | 0.69% | |
| Two or More Ethnicities | 1.87% | 1.76% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1.87% | 16.26% | |
Of Last Name Clemence
People with the last name Clemence are most frequently White
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Fun Facts about the name Clemence
- How Popular is the name Clemence? Clemence is the 11,643rd most popular name of all time. As a last name Clemence was the 40,800th most popular name in 2010.
- How many people with the first name Clemence have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2021, the Social Security Administration has recorded 942 babies born with the first name Clemence in the United States. That's more than enough people named Clemence to occupy the country of Vatican City with an estimated population of 800 (as of March 1, 2011).
- What year were 5 or more babies first named Clemence? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1886 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
- When was Clemence first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Clemence is Tuesday, March 5th, 1872.
- What year had the most people named Clemence born? The highest recorded use of the first name Clemence was in 1918 with a total of 23 babies.
- Random Clemence Factoid: According to the 1918 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Clemence is not a popular baby girl's name in Louisiana. Imagine that, only 5 babies in Louisiana have the same name in 1918.
- Weird things about the name Clemence: The name spelled backwards is Ecnemelc. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Melcncee. How do you pronounce that?
- How many people have the last name Clemence? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 535 people with the last name Clemence.
- How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Clemence? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Clemence as their last name since less than 1 person in 556k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
- Sources:
- U.S. Census Bureau: Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000 (public domain).
- U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names, Death Master File (public domain).
- 1913 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary via the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (License)
- Wiktionary: Titles and License.
- Notable persons via Wikipedia: Titles and License. Click each image for the attribution information.