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Clement Family Crest
Clement Family Crest
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Where did the Italian Clement family come from? What is the Italian Clement family crest and coat of arms? When did the Clement family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Clement family history?

The distinguished surname Clement can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Venice. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. The most common type of family name found in the region of Venice is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name. During the Middle Ages, Italians adopted the patronymic system of name-making because it perfectly complemented the prevailing Feudal System. In Italy the popularity of patronymic type of surname is also due to the fact that during the Christian era, people often named their children after saints and biblical figures. The Clement surname is a patronymic or plural form of the personal name Clemente, from the Latin "clemens," which means "mild" or "merciful."

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Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms in comparison with other European surnames because they reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each of which has its distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the most standard Italian surname suffix is "I", whereas in Southern Italy the most typical surname suffix is "O". Sardinian is very different from other forms of Italian and in fact, it is considered to be its own distinct language. Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes, church officials, and the bearers of names, spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. As a consequence of the major changes in the Italian language and in the local spellings of Italian surnames that occurred over the course of history, there are numerous variations for the surname Clement. These spelling variations include Clementi, Clemente, Chimenti, Chimento, Chimienti, Chiumenti, Chiommiente, De Clemente, Di Clemente, Clementini, Clementucci, Clemenza, Clemenzo and many more.

First found in Rimini, and date back to the 12th century, when Giordano Clementini was a military commander during the expedition to the Orient.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Clement research. Another 229 words(16 lines of text) covering the years 1158, 1550, 1700, and 1752 are included under the topic Early Clement History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 70 words(5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Clement Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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The records on immigrants and ships' passengers show a number of people bearing the name Clement:

Clement Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Joreme Clement, who landed in Virginia in 1623
  • Elizabeth Clement, who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1624
  • August Clement, who immigrated to Massachusetts in 1635
  • Edey Clement, who settled in Virginia in 1635
  • Margaret Clement, who arrived in Virginia in 1635


Clement Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Lucrece Clement, who landed in New York in 1731
  • Mich Clement, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738
  • Agnes Clement, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743
  • Miss Clement, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754
  • Moses Clement, who landed in New York in 1755


Clement Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • William Clement, who landed in America in 1801
  • David Clement, aged 22, arrived in New York, NY in 1803
  • Andrew Clement, aged 20, landed in New York, NY in 1803
  • James Clement, who arrived in Boston in 1847
  • Josepha Clement, aged 26, arrived in New York, NY in 1847


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  • John Henderson Clement (b. 1931), American singer, songwriter, and a record and film producer
  • Matthew Paul Clement (b. 1974), former American Major League Baseball starting pitcher
  • Frank Goad Clement (1920-1969), served as Governor of Tennessee from 1953 to 1959, and again from 1963 to 1967
  • John Louis "Johnny" Clement (1919-1969), American football player
  • Robert Nelson "Bob" Clement (b. 1943), Tennessee politician
  • Michel Clément, company president, born in 1912 in Paris, titled Knight of the Legion of Honor and the society Merit, President-director general of Docks and Warehouses Chaumont (1975-)
  • René Clément (1913-1996), film-maker, a founding member of the Institute of Higher Cinematography Learning, made a member of the "Académie des beaux-arts" in 1981, Oscar winner in 1949, 1951 and 1984
  • Arnaud Clément (b. 1977), professional tennis player from France
  • Jérémy Clément (b. 1984), French professional footballer
  • Neil Clement (b. 1978), English former professional footballer

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The Clement Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Clement Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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