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

Clissold, 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 Clissold surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Clissold in America

Clissold is the 107134th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Clissold surname appeared 166 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 Clissold.

We can also compare 2010 data for Clissold 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 Clissold

The surname Clissold originates from England and dates back to the medieval period, specifically the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from a place name, either Clissold in Cheshire or Clissold in Hertfordshire. The name is thought to be Anglo-Saxon in origin, with the first element "Cliss" possibly meaning "cliff" or "slope," and the second element "feld" meaning "field."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Clissold appears in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, where it is spelled as "Clissholt." This official record of landowners and their holdings in various counties suggests that the Clissold family was already established in England during that time.

In the 14th century, the Clissold name appears in various legal documents and court records, such as the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1331, where a Thomas Clissold is mentioned. This indicates that the family had spread to different parts of the country by that period.

The Clissold name is also found in the Hearth Tax Rolls of the late 17th century, which recorded households and their taxable hearths. This suggests that the family had maintained their presence in England over several centuries.

One notable individual bearing the Clissold surname was Peter Clissold (1597-1658), an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Carmarthen in the 1640s. He played a role in the English Civil War and was a supporter of the Parliamentarian cause.

Another prominent figure was Augustus Henry Clissold (1806-1888), a wealthy merchant and philanthropist from Stoke Newington, London. He donated land and funds to establish Clissold Park, a public park named after him, which opened in 1889.

Other notable individuals with the Clissold surname include:

1. Henry Clissold (1819-1905), an English industrialist and politician from Stoke Newington.
2. Edward Clissold (1768-1851), an English banker and landowner from Essex.
3. John Clissold (1769-1837), an English merchant and landowner from Stoke Newington.
4. Thomas Clissold (1756-1826), an English merchant and landowner from Cheshire.
5. William Clissold (1795-1874), an English architect and surveyor from Yorkshire.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Clissold

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

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

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