| Claire History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms Early Origins of the Claire familyThe surname Claire was first found in Brittany, where they held a family seat at many locations including Coural, Grave, Keraliou, Kergolher, Lessquiffio and Lexuhel. Early History of the Claire familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Claire research. Another 265 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1418, 1444, 1772, 1778, 1793 and 1802 are included under the topic Early Claire History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Claire Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Leclair, Leclaire, Leclaires, Leclère, Leclere, Leclères, Lecleres, Leclert, Lecler, le Clair, le Claire, le Claires, le Clère, le Clere, le Clères, le Clert, le Cler, Clair, Claire, Claires, Clère, Clere, Clères, Clert and many more. Early Notables of the Claire familyAnother 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Claire Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Claire RankingIn the United States, the name Claire is the 17,829th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Claire is ranked the 3,135th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2
Claire migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Claire Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Michael Claire, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1764 3
Claire Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- George Claire, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 3
- John Claire, who landed in California in 1875 3
Claire migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Claire Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Sister Claire, who arrived in Montreal in 1659
Contemporary Notables of the name Claire (post 1700) | + |
- William Francis Claire, American editor of "Voyages"
- Glen C. Le Claire, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly from Brown County 1st District, 1956 4
- Myrtle Claire Bachelder (1908-1997), American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer, known for her secret work on the Manhattan Project
- Judy Claire Bethel (1943-2025), Canadian politician, Member of Parliament Edmonton East (1993-1997)
- Karoline Claire Leavitt (b. 1997), American political aide and government official, White House Press Secretary in the second Trump administration since January 2025
- Louise Claire Upston MP (b. 1971), née McGill, a New Zealand politician, Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for Taupo, 28th Minister for Social Development and Employment (2023-)
- Francesca Claire Tagliaferri (b. 1999), American professional soccer player
- Tamzin Claire Merchant (b. 1987), English actress and author
- Heather Claire Roffey (b. 1986), Caymanian swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle and butterfly events at the Summer Olympics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Annabel Claire Giles (1959-2023), British television and radio presenter
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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