Find out how popular the last name Clavel is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Clavel.

Clavel, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Clavel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Clavel in America

Clavel is the 24890th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Clavel surname appeared 999 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Clavel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Clavel to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Clavel

The surname Clavel has its origins in France, where it first emerged in the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French word "clavel," meaning "small key" or "nail." This likely referred to an occupation or characteristic associated with the family's earliest ancestors.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Clavel name can be found in the Armorial Général, a register of French nobility compiled in the late 17th century. This suggests that the Clavel family had achieved a certain degree of prominence by that time.

The Clavel surname was particularly prevalent in the regions of Burgundy and Franche-Comté, where it is believed to have originated. Records from the 13th century mention a Guillaume Clavel, a nobleman from the village of Chatelneuf-en-Auxois in Burgundy.

In the 14th century, a Jean Clavel was a prominent merchant and landowner in the city of Dijon, the capital of the Duchy of Burgundy. His name appears in several legal documents and property records from that era.

During the Renaissance, the Clavel family produced several notable figures. Jean-Baptiste Clavel (1520-1592) was a renowned humanist scholar and poet who taught at the University of Paris. His works were widely circulated throughout Europe during his lifetime.

Another notable bearer of the Clavel name was Claude Clavel (1642-1708), a French Jesuit missionary who traveled to Canada and worked among the indigenous tribes of New France. His accounts of the Native American way of life were widely read in Europe at the time.

In the 18th century, Pierre Clavel (1726-1803) was a prominent French architect who designed several notable buildings in Paris, including the Hôtel de Salm and the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur.

The Clavel surname also has a long history in Spain, where it is believed to have been introduced by French settlers during the Middle Ages. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in Spain is that of Juan Clavel, a merchant from the city of Seville who lived in the 15th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Clavel

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Clavel.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Clavel was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Clavel has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Clavel was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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