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The claar Surname

claar Name Meaning and History

Altered spelling of Dutch or German Klaar. The first, according to Debrabandere, is from the female personal name Clara. The German surname is a topographic name from a minor place near Braunschweig, or a nickname from Middle High German, Middle Low German klar, ‘pure’, ‘pretty’, ‘sensible’.

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Distribution of claar Families in the US in 1920
Number of claar families
 27-51
 10-26
 1-9
 0
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