Clyde Name Study

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Welcome to the Clyde One Name Study. We are trying to collect together in one place everything about the Carrier surname and the variants of that name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join our study to help make it a valuable reference point for people studying lines that cross or intersect. Please contact the project leader, add categories to your profiles, add your questions to the bulletin board, add details of your name research, etc.

Project Coordinators

• Theresa Carrier

Template and Categories

The template for the Clyde Name Study is: {{One Name Study|name=Clyde}} Put this at the top of a profile included in the study.

The category for Clydes included in the study is: [[Clyde Name Study]]. If you have included the Template on the profile, there is no need to add the category unless you want to be more specific about the location. In that case, add the state or country to the category. EX: [[Category: New York Clydes]]. If you only know the country and not the state, province or county, just use the country. (Not all states and countries have been set up, so the category may appear on the profile in RED.

Origins of Name

Meaning of name Clyde: Scottish and northern Irish: probably of pre-Celtic origin, used in Scotland and Ulster as a topographic name for people who lived on the banks of the Clyde river, which flows through Glasgow. The Clyde River is the eighth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the second longest in Scotland. The river name derives from the Gaelic name "Cluaidh", the meaning of which is so ancient as to be obscure. It is believed to be derived from the Brythonic word "clut", meaning "the cleansing one". There was also a Celtic goddess named Clota, who was considered the guardian of the river, and the Roman name for the river was Clota.

The "Compt Book" (accounts) of David Wedderburne, merchant of Dundee 1587 - 1630, records one William Clyde, admitted burgess of Dundee in 1580 and the Lanark Register of Testaments 1595 - 1800 records the Will of one Helen Clyde, of the town of Belstaine, parish of Carhike, in 1665. William Clyde married Jane Parkehill at Paisley in Renfrewshire on the 10th February 1682. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Willelmus Clide, witness, which was dated 1493, Memoirs of the Maxwells of Pollok, during the reign of King James IV of Scotland, 1488 - 1513.

Clyde also became established at a comparatively early date as a given name among American Blacks.

Location

In Scotland: The name origin is a topographical name for those who live on the banks of the Clyde River. The Clyde River flowes through South Lanarkshire, Argyll, Ayrshire, so it makes sense this is where many of the Clyde families would be concentrated. Today, most Clydes in Scotland are still found in Lanarkshire.

In England the Clydes were mainly found in London, Durham, and Northumberland.

In the United States: In 1840, there were 44 Clydes in the US with New York (36%) having the highest concentration of Clydes. Pennsylvania (23%) and New Hampshire (16%) came in second; closely followed by Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Virginia, Mississippi and North Carolina.

In 1880, there were 798 Clydes in America and the greatest number were still found in New York (13%) and Pennsylvania (24%) but secondly also in Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, Utah territory, California and South Carolina.

By the year 2000, there were about 3,432 individuals with the last name Clyde in the US, ranking it number 8,794 for all surnames and relatively uncommon. In recent history the name has been more prevalent in the West, especially in Utah. Clyde is least common in the southeastern states.

Clydes in the Military

The following Clydes fought for the American Colonies during the American Revolution:

• Colonel Samuel Clyde, b. 11 April 1732; d. 30 Nov 1790

The following fought for United States during the War of 1812:

Civil War:

Notable Clydes

Wikipedia shows the following notable Carriers: ^[1]

• Andew Allan (Andy) Clyde, b. 25 Mar 1892 d. 18 May 1967, Scottish actor at Wikipedia
• Bradley Clyde, b. 27 Jan 1970, Australian rugby player at Wikipedia
• David Clyde, b. 22 Apr 1955, American baseball pitcher at Wikipedia
• George D. Clyde, b. 21 Jul 1898 d. 2 Apr 1972), 10th governor of the U.S. State of Utah at Wikipedia
• Ian Clyde, 15 May 1956, Canadian boxer at Wikipedia
• James Latham Clyde, Lord Clyde b. 30 Oct 1898 d. 30 Jun 1975, Scottish politician and judge at Wikipedia
• James Avon Clyde, Lord Clyde, b. 1863 d. 1944, Scottish politician and judge at Wikipedia
• Michael Jeremy Thomas (Jeremy) Clyde, b. 22 Mar 1941, English actor at Wikepedia
• June Clyde, b. 02 Dec 1909 d. 01 Oct 1987, American actress, singer, and dancer at Wikipedia
• Norman Clyde, b. 08 Apr 1885 d. 23 Dec 1972, American mountaineer, photographer and naturalist at Wikipedia