Clermont Family History
Clermont Name Meaning
French and English (Middlesex of Norman and French Huguenot origin): habitational name from any of various places in France called (Le) Clermont from Old French clair cler ‘bright clear’ + mont ‘hill’ i.e. a hill that could be seen a long way off. Compare Clairmont . English (Middlesex of Norman and possibly also Huguenot origin): variant of Claremont from the Old French female personal name Claremonde supposedly from ancient Germanic Claremunda a hybrid compound of Latin clarus ‘famous’ + ancient Germanic mund ‘protection’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022