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![Show Contents]() Claret Surname History
The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Claret came from the given name Clarret. This surname is metronymic in origin, and is based on the first name of the mother having derived from the Latin Clara which literally means bright and fair. Metronymic names were not uncommon during the medieval period. There were a large number of widows in some English communities, and as a result the children of these women would be referred to as the widow's child. Early Origins of the Claret familyThe surname Claret was first found in Huntingdonshire where John Clarrot was considered to be the first record of the family in ancient England. He was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. Walter Clarte was listed in Normandy, 1180-95. 1 Early History of the Claret familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Claret research. Another 27 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1279 and 1379 are included under the topic Early Claret History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Claret Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Claret family name include Claret, Clarret, Clarot, Clarrot and others. Early Notables of the Claret familyMore information is included under the topic Early Claret Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Claret RankingIn France, the name Claret is the 3,438th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2
 Claret migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Claret surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Claret Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- V. Claret, who was on record in Louisiana in 1745
Claret Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Joseph Claret, who was naturalized in South Carolina in 1804
- Joseph Claret who arrived in New Orleans in 1821
- Joseph Claret, who arrived in New Orleans in 1821
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- Chantal Claret, American lead singer for the power pop band "Morningwood"
- Emmanuelle Claret (1968-2013), French gold and silver medalist bi-athlete at the 1996 World Championships
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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Claret migration to the United States 
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