Clos

See also: clos, CLOS, clós, and 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 38214^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 346.

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