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

Clinkingbeard, 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 Clinkingbeard surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Clinkingbeard in America

Clinkingbeard is the 92358th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Clinkingbeard surname appeared 199 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 Clinkingbeard.

We can also compare 2010 data for Clinkingbeard 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 Clinkingbeard

The surname CLINKINGBEARD has its origins in medieval England, likely originating in the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to have derived from an occupational nickname, referring to an individual whose beard made a clinking or jingling sound as they moved, perhaps due to small metal or coin ornaments being woven into their facial hair. This quirky name would have been a distinctive identifier in a time when surnames were just beginning to emerge.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the CLINKINGBEARD name appears in the Worcestershire County Records of 1327, where a Roger CLINKINGBEARD is listed as a tenant farmer. The name also crops up in several northern English town chronicles from the late 1300s, suggesting it may have been more prevalent in that region initially.

By the 15th century, variants like CLYNKYNGBERD and CLYNKYNBERDE start appearing in tax rolls and parish records across parts of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Yorkshire. This points to the name spreading gradually but remaining relatively localized during its early years.

One notable bearer was Robert CLINKINGBEARD (c.1480-1552), a wool merchant from Ripon who became a prominent figure in the city's trade guild. His granddaughter, Mary CLINKINGBEARD (1523-1598), married into the gentry and her dowry helped establish the family's landed estates near Harrogate.

Another early CLINKINGBEARD of note was Thomas (1612-1675), a farmer from Wensleydale who became caught up in the English Civil War when his village was raided by Royalist forces in 1643. Family lore claims he was spared after his clanking beard amused the soldiers.

The 18th century saw CLINKINGBEARDS continue to thrive in Yorkshire's rural communities like Askrigg, Coverham and West Witton. William CLINKINGBEARD (1722-1801) was a respected elder of the Quaker meeting in Aysgarth, while Luke CLINKINGBEARD (1767-1839) served as the village constable in Bainbridge for over 30 years.

As the Industrial Revolution took hold, the name began appearing further afield as families migrated to cities. One documented case is George CLINKINGBEARD (1803-1877), who moved from Ripon to Manchester to work in the cotton mills as a young man.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Clinkingbeard

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

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 Clinkingbeard 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 Clinkingbeard 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 Clinkingbeard was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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