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![Show Contents]() Claire History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Claire familyThe surname Claire was first found in Brittany, where they held a family seat at many locations including Coural, Grave, Keraliou, Kergolher, Lessquiffio and Lexuhel. Early History of the Claire familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Claire research. Another 265 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1418, 1444, 1772, 1778, 1793 and 1802 are included under the topic Early Claire History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Claire Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Leclair, Leclaire, Leclaires, Leclère, Leclere, Leclères, Lecleres, Leclert, Lecler, le Clair, le Claire, le Claires, le Clère, le Clere, le Clères, le Clert, le Cler, Clair, Claire, Claires, Clère, Clere, Clères, Clert and many more. Early Notables of the Claire familyAnother 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Claire Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Claire RankingIn the United States, the name Claire is the 17,829th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Claire is ranked the 3,135th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2
 Claire migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Claire Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Michael Claire, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1764 3
Claire Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- George Claire, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 3
- John Claire, who landed in California in 1875 3
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Claire Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Sister Claire, who arrived in Montreal in 1659
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- William Francis Claire, American editor of "Voyages"
- Glen C. Le Claire, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly from Brown County 1st District, 1956 4
- Heather Claire Roffey (b. 1986), Caymanian swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle and butterfly events at the Summer Olympics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Annabel Claire Giles (1959-2023), British television and radio presenter
- Shannon Claire Spruill (1975-2021), American professional wrestler, wrestling manager and actress better known by her ring name Daffney
- Leah Claire Borrie, American director, known for her work on Babygirl (2021), The Day the World Expanded (2016) and Corbin Nash (2018)
- Diana Claire Millay (1935-2021), American actress, best known for her work for her continuing roles on two daytime soap operas, Dark Shadows and The Secret Storm
- Renée Claire Fox (1928-2020), American sociologist
- Mrs. Beverley Claire Bell C.B.E., British Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 17th June 2017, for services to Road Safety and the Freight Industry
- Ms. Veronica Claire Jobbins M.B.E., British Head of Learning and Participation (Dance) for Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire on 8th June 2018, for services to Young People 5
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62310, 4 July 2019 | London Gazette, The Gazette, June 2018, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62310/supplement/B1
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