Auclair History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The surname Auclair is believed to derive from the French word "clair", which translates to "clear". 1

Early Origins of the Auclair family

The surname Auclair was first found in Berry, a former province until 1790 when it became a region in central France. 2

Early History of the Auclair family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Auclair research. The year 1750 is included under the topic Early Auclair History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Auclair Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Auclair, Auclerc, Auclert, Auconsul, Aucoc, Aucordier, Aucourt, Aucourturier, Au Clair, Au Clerc, Au Consul, Au Coc, Au Coq, Au Cordier, Au Court and many more.

Early Notables of the Auclair family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

The Auclair family of Allier lived at the beginning of the nineteenth century, with François Xavier, an operator of bridges and roads, who dedicated his life to collecting antiques and works of art...

Auclair World Ranking

In the United States, the name Auclair is the 13,863^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3 However, in Canada, the name Auclair is ranked the 972^nd most popular surname with an estimated 5,574 people with that name. 4 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Auclair is the 344^th popular surname. 5 France ranks Auclair as 1,777^th with 3,440 people. 6

Auclair migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

André Auclair, son of Pierre and Suzanne, who married Marie Bédard, daughter of Isaac and Marie, in Quebec on 17th February 1681 7
Charles Auclair, son of Pierre and Marie-Marguerite, who married Madeleine Desry, daughter of Maurice and Madeleine, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 4th July 1712 7
Charles Auclair, son of Charles and Madeleine, who married Marie-Thérèse Jobin, daughter of Jean and Élisabeth, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 7th October 1743 7
Etienne Auclair, son of Charles and Madeleine, who married Marguerite Marois, daughter of François and Marie-Anne, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 6th October 1747 7
François Auclair, son of André and Marie, who married Mare-Charlotte Martin, daughter of Antoin and Jeanne, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 10th February 1716 7
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Auclair Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

André Auclair, who married in 1681 in Quebec

Auclair Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

André Auclair, who arrived in Charlesbourg, Quebec in 1712
François Auclair, who arrived in Charlesbourg, Quebec in 1716
Germain Auclair saw the first shores of Canada at L'Ange-Gardien in 1745

Contemporary Notables of the name Auclair (post 1700) +

Edgar J. AuClair, American politician, Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1936 8
Douglas Pierre Auclair (1871-1914), American Republican politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Griswold, 1904, 1910 8
Marie-Claude Auclair (b. 1933), French scientific researcher, veterinarian and toxicology-pharmacology expert with the decoration of Cavalier of the Academic Palms
Denis Auclair, marketing executive in Quebec City
Michel Auclair, executive in Montreal's food industry
Marcel Auclair, sports association executive
Jaques Lucien Auclair, Canadian Biology professor at the University of Montreal

Citations +

Dionne, N.-E., Origine Des Familles Canadiennes-Français. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969. Print.
Dauzat, Albert, Morlet, Marie-Thérèse, Dictionaire Étymologique des Noms et Prénoms de France. Paris: Librairie Larousse, 1987. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html