Claar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Claar family

The surname Claar was first found in Austria, where the name Claar emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. Since the 13th century the surname was closely associated with the social and economic advancements of the territory's feudal society.

Early History of the Claar family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Claar research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1732 and 1867 are included under the topic Early Claar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Claar Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Claar, Clar, Chlar, Klaar, Klar, Claer, Chlaer, Klaer, Cler, Chler and many more.

Early Notables of the Claar family

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Claar Ranking

In the United States, the name Claar is the 6,978^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Claar migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Claar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Heinrich Claar, aged 30, who arrived in Missouri in 1840 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Claar (post 1700) +

Brian Claar (b. 1959), American professional golfer

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)