Clamp

See also: clamp

English

Etymology

From clamp, a metonymic occupational surname for someone who worked with this tool.

Proper noun

Clamp (plural Clamps)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Clamp is the 34149^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 665 individuals. Clamp is most common among White (94.44%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Clamp”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 341.