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CLINTON

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There are approximately 3,870 people named Clinton in the UK. That makes it the 2,657th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 61 are named Clinton.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Clinton surname in historical dictionaries

(origin: Dano-Norman. Local) Klint, a promontory, brow of a hill, cape; and ton, a town. Colonel Charles Clinton, the progenitor of the distinguished family of Clinton, and his associate emigrants from Ireland, settled, in 1722, in "Little Britain," Orange County, New York.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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