| ![Show Contents]() Claros History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of ClarosWhat does the name Claros mean? The name Claros is derived from the Italian word "chiari," which means "clear," or " luminous." As such, the Claros surname was likely originally a nickname for a person with a clear or light complexion. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name, and usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. Early Origins of the Claros familyThe surname Claros was first found in the 8th century, when Orso Chiarelli was one of the leaders of the town of Ferraruola. Early History of the Claros familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Claros research. The years 1391, 1400, 1615, 1660, 1669, 1712, 1720, 1745, 1766 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Claros History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Claros Spelling VariationsItalian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Claros include Chiarucci, Chiari, Chiaro, Chiara, Clari, Claro, De Chiara, Del Chiaro, Di Chiara, Clarich, Chiarenti, Chiaretti, Chiarelli, Chiarello, Chiariello, Chiarel, Chiarella, Claretti, Chiarini, Chiarìn, Clarini, Chiarotti, Chiart, Clarotti, Chiaroni, Chiaranda, Chiarandini, Chiarante, Chiarantini, Chiarato, Chiaratto, Chiarenza, Chiarito, Chiarizia, Clarizia, Chiarolla, Chiarulli, Chiarullo, Chiarugi, Chiarutti, Chiaruttini, Chiaraluce, Chiarantoni and many more. Early Notables of the Claros familyManfredi III Chiaramonte (died 1391), a Sicilian nobleman, Lord of Trapani, Agrigento, Bivona, Licata, Castronovo, Lentini, Palma di Montechiaro and Mussomeli; Giorgio Chiarini, a well known author in Florence around 1400; Bartolomeo Chiarini of Rome, a famous engraver in the 16th century; Fabrizio Chiari, a painter and engraver in Rome around 1615; Anton-Maria Del Chiaro (fl. 1660), a Florentine Italian...
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| Claros migration to the United States | + |
A search of the immigration and passenger lists has shown a number of people bearing the name Claros:
Claros Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Juan Claros, who arrived in Rio de Is Plata in 1835 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Claros (post 1700) | + |
- Carol Claros, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 2012 2
- José Anaya Claros (b. 1904), Bolivian doctor and surgeon
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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