Clamp Family History
Clamp Name Meaning
English (Midlands Norfolk and Suffolk): from Middle English clamp recorded only with the sense ‘clamp brace’ but possibly also meaning ‘block lump compact heap solid mass’ like Modern English clamp and the related word clump. It may have been used like Dutch Klomp and German Klump as a nickname for someone with a squat physique or a clumsy or uncouth manner.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022