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Origin of Clair Total Records: 6  Origin of Clair, Meaning of Clair Origin: Our first was Pierre Auclair,(clear water) but down the road somewhere it got to be Leclerc (the clerk) Surnames: Auclair, Leclerc Submitted by: Jackie Banks Origin of Clair, Meaning of Clair Origin: earnest rolf, lived in Round Hole, St.Louie, Canada (also listed as america) mid 1800's m Amelia Adelaide Byamine. Surnames: ST CLAIR Submitted by: Frances Meroiti Origin of Clair, Meaning of Clair Origin: It is said that this name took its origin from a baronial castle near the river Epte, in Normandy; and that this castle had received its name from a devout Englishman who had been a hermit in that neighborhood and suffered martyrdom in the year 884; he was canonized for his virtues and martyrdom, and locally celebrated. The castle received its name only about ten years after his death, and the family were at an early time called St. Clair. There is a railway station near this place, called St. Clere.%0a%0aThe family were of Norse descent, and nearly related to William the Conqueror. In the line of descent stood the Norse prince, Rollo, who came to Normandy and received the province in 912 from King Charles of France. The St. Clairs of the same generation with William were his second cousins in descent from Rollo, and some of these were his first cousins through another connection. Many knights of this blood came with William on his expedition of conquest, there being in his party at least nine of the St. Clair name. There have been many noted St. Clairs in England and Scotland; the name is also found early in Ireland. More than twenty Scotch and at least thirty English families of this name have had grants of arms. The name has reached History of West Virginia Surnames: St Clair, Sinclair, Sinkler Submitted by: History of West Virginia Origin of Clair, Meaning of Clair Origin: The Laclair name first appeared in the Limousin region of Central France, where this family was seated from ancient times. Spelling variations for this surname include: LaClair, Leclair, Leclaire, Leclaires, Lecl?re, Leclere, Lecl?res, Lecleres, Leclert, Lecler, le Clair, le Claire, le Claires, le Cl?re, le Clere, le Cl?res, le Clert, le Cler, Clair, Claire, Claires, Cl?re, Clere, Cl?res, Clert. Some of the first North American settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Elizabeth Leclair, who settled in Carolina in 1695; Joseph and Marguerite Leclair, who landed at l'Isle-St-Jean, in Acadia, (Prince Edward Island) about 1724. The family coat of arms is a silver lion on a red shield. Surnames: Laclair Submitted by: Origin of Clair, Meaning of Clair Origin: Clair French origin means bright Surnames: Clair Submitted by: glitz Origin of Clair, Meaning of Clair Origin: Sinclair Scottish origin means bright, clear Latin origin means hard working Surnames: Sinclair Submitted by: glitz 2/17/2012 8:23 PM Page 1 of 1

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