Clair Family History
Clair Name Meaning
French: from the personal name Clair (Latin Clarus
‘illustrious’), which was borne by a 3rd-century bishop of Nantes and
by the 4th-century St. Clair of Aquitaine.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Clair
Name Distribution of Clair Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Clair families
 71 - 139  24 - 70 |
 1 - 23  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Clair families
|
22 - 42 8 - 21 |
1 - 7 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Clair families
|
11 - 19 4 - 10 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Clair census records
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Clair Family Origin
Clair Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Clair families immigrated
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Clair
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Clair Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Clair census records
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Clair Civil War Service Records
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