Claris History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
France

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

Early Origins of the Claris family

The surname Claris 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 Claris family

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Claris 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 Claris family

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Claris migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Claris Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

M. Claris, who arrived in North America in 1776

Claris Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Owen Claris, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1871 2

Claris migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Claris Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. George Claris, English convict who was convicted in Kent, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Fanny" on 25th August 1815, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3
John Claris, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Lysander" in 1839 4
Caroline Claris, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Lysander" in 1839 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Claris (post 1700) +

John Chalk Claris (1797-1860), English journalist and poet, born at Canterbury, where his father was a bookseller and publisher 5

Citations +

Dionne, N.-E., Les Canadiens-Francais Origine Des Familles. Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 1969. Print
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 28th September 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/fairlie
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) LYSANDER 1839. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1839Lysander.htm
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020