What We Know About the Clanton Surname

The 2010 US Census counted 7,965 people named Clanton, ranking it number 4,455 among American surnames. It sits within the 5,000 most common last names in the country.

• Census returns, passenger lists and civil registers are the best places to follow a Clanton line back.
• Clanton is a last name with a clear footprint in official records.
• We do not guess at meanings: where the dictionaries are silent on Clanton, the family's own records come first.
• Clanton sounds close to Clinton, so it can help to search both.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for a Clanton family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them. Get the complete Clanton report, with a museum-style coat of arms.