Cliquet
surname · Latin script
Meaning: the sound of a bell (an imitative formation)
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 6 countries · latest register: BFS, 2024
Cliquet is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in France.
- FRFrance
- BRBrazil
- BEBelgium
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)the sound of a bell (an imitative formation). This may in effect have been an occupational name for a bellringer or for a wandering pedlar who rang a handbell to advise people of his approach, much like the modern rag-andbone merchant or ice-cream salesman. Vars.: Cliquot, Cloquet(te).
Cited for this meaning 1
- A dictionary of surnames
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses
(measured from records)Cliquet is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In French, pawl
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In English, An exotic option consisting of a series of consecutive forward start options. The first is active immediately, the second becomes active when the first expires, and so on.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Jean-Marie Cliquet de Fontenayb. 1755FRFrench politician
- Charles Cliquetb. 1891FRFrench manufacturer
- Henri Cliquet-Pleyelb. 1894FRFrench composer (1894–1963)
- Claude Cliquetb. 1951FRFrench politician
- Christophe Cliquetb. 1969FRFrench politician
- Étienne Cliquetb. 1971FRFrench artist
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)Evidence
(measured from records)7 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 6 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE Belgium | Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register) | 2008 | 122 | #13,204 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 122 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 100 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 97 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 95 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 89 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 87 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 85 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 72 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 62 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1891 | 61 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1911 | 58 | — |
Reference works 1
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Cliquet mean, and where does it come from?
- the sound of a bell (an imitative formation). Recorded by A dictionary of surnames.
- In which country does Cliquet have the most bearers?
- Cliquet is most frequently recorded in France.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Cliquet”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.