Clairmont History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
France

The Clairmont surname was created from the French personal name Clair, which is in turn derived from the Latin word "clarus."

Early Origins of the Clairmont family

The surname Clairmont was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. Their earliest domain was the honor of Clare and the first on record was Sir Roger de Clere who held lands at Blainville at Clere. Some of the family originated in Clermont, in the Haute-Savoie and the Sarthe 1

Early History of the Clairmont family

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Clairmont Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Clarey, Claretie, Clery, Clary, Claris, Clairet, Cleret, Clarot, Clariot, Cleriot, Claret, Clairet, Clairey, Clairy and many more.

Early Notables of the Clairmont family

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Clairmont migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Clairmont Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

R. Clairmont, aged 58, who immigrated to the United States, in 1892

Clairmont Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

D. Clairmont, who settled in America, in 1904
Frederick Clairmont, aged 26, who immigrated to America from Liverpool, in 1917
Frederick Clairmont, aged 26, who landed in America, in 1918
Fred Clairmont, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States, in 1919
Ralph F. Clairmont, aged 28, who settled in America, in 1919
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Contemporary Notables of the name Clairmont (post 1700) +

Corwin "Corky" Clairmont (b. 1946), American printmaker and conceptual and installation artist from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation
Philip Clairmont (1949-1984), New Zealand painter from Nelson
Frederic F. Clairmont, Canadian economist and essayist specializes in economic history and geopolitics from Montreal
Wayne Francis Clairmont (b. 1943), Canadian former professional hockey player who played 511 games in the Eastern Hockey League for the Nashville Dixie Flyers (1958-1976)
Clara Mary Jane "Claire" Clairmont (1798-1879), English stepsister of writer Mary Shelley, the mother of Lord Byron's daughter Allegra

Citations +

Dionne, N.-E., Les Canadiens-Francais Origine Des Familles. Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 1969. Print