Clos
English
Etymology
Various origins:
- Borrowed from French Clos, a topographic surname for someone who lived by an enclosure.
- Respelling of either Dutch Claeys or German Kloss.
- Borrowed from Catalan Clos.
Proper noun
Clos (plural Closes)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Clos is the 38214th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 580 individuals. Clos is most common among White (98.62%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Clos”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 346.