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Clare

in the US

There are 3,582 people with the last name "Clare" in the United States.

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Clare 7,343
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  1. is 7,339th most common Bradfield
  2. is 7,340th most common Hoey
  3. is 7,341st most common Howie
  4. is 7,342nd most common Armitage
  5. is 7,343rd most common Clare
  6. is 7,344th most common Hartz
  7. is 7,345th most common Palladino
  8. is 7,346th most common Pastore
  9. is 7,347th most common Hertel

Similar Names and Nicknames

Clark, Clarke, Clary, Clarkson, Clardy, Clara, Claros, Clarence, Claro, Claridge

Most Common First Names for Clare

James, John, Michael, David, William, Robert, Thomas, Susan, Mary, Richard

Meaning & History

Irish and English: habitational name from Clare in Suffolk (probably named with a Celtic river name meaning ‘bright’, ‘gentle’, or ‘warm’). One of the first Normans in Ireland (1170–72) was Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke, better known as ‘Strongbow’, who took his surname from his estate in Suffolk.

English: habitational name from Clare in Oxfordshire, named with Old English clǣg ‘clay’ + ōra ‘slope’.

English: from the Middle English, Old French female personal name Cla(i)re (Latin Clara, from clarus ‘famous’), which achieved some popularity, greater on the Continent than in England, through the fame of St. Clare of Assisi. See also Sinclair.

English: occupational name for a worker in clay, for example someone expert in building in wattle and daub, from Middle English clayere, an agent derivative of Old English clǣg ‘clay’.

Recent Searches for "Clare" in the US

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James Clare (9 searches)
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