Show ContentsClos History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Clos family

The surname Clos was first found in Lorraine.

Early History of the Clos family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Clos research. Another 35 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1589, 1668, 1678, 1705, 1742, 1746, 1749, 1755, 1775, 1783, 1798, 1815, 1824 and 1851 are included under the topic Early Clos History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Clos Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Duclos, Ducloux, Duclaux, Duclaud and others.

Early Notables of the Clos family

Notable in the family name was

  • Marie-Anne de Chateauneuf, Mrs Duclos, born in 1668 in Paris, who quickly gained fame with her natural talents as an opera singer
  • Antoine-Jean Duclos was an engraver in Paris in 1742
  • Charles Duclos was a lawyer who was honored with noble status in 1755
  • Charles-Louis-Antoine-Jaquet Duclos, born in Senlis in 1798, was supernumerary at the National Archives
  • Henri-Louis Duclos was an author and 'abbé' (secular clergy member) in 1815
  • Edouard Duclos was a lawyer in 1851


United States Clos migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Clos Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Henrig Clos, who landed in New York in 1709 1
  • Conrad Clos, who landed in America in 1711 1
  • Wilhelm Clos, who landed in America in 1712 1
  • Melchior Clos, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
  • Margaretha Cath Clos, who arrived in America in 1766 1
Clos Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Francisco Clos, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803 1
  • August Clos, who arrived in Iowa in 1883 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Clos (post 1700) +

  • Dominique Clos (1821-1908), French physician and botanist
  • Carlos Clos Gómez (b. 1972), Spanish football referee
  • Daniel Clos Álvarez (b. 1988), Spanish racing driver
  • Corinne Clos (b. 1978), Italian bronze medalist ski mountaineer and long-distance runner
  • Francisco "Paco" Javier Clos Orozco (b. 1960), Spanish retired professional footballer


  1. 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)


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