Klar Family History
Klar Name Meaning
German: nickname from Middle High German and Middle Low German
klar ‘pure’, ‘beautiful’, ‘clear’.German: metronymic
from the female personal name Klara, equivalent of Clara
(see Clair and Sinclair).German: from a short form
of the Latin personal name Hilarius (see Hillary).Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Klar
‘clear’, ‘beautiful’.This surname is also found in Sweden,
probably originally taken there from Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Klar Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Klar families
 18 - 34  7 - 17 |
 1 - 6  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Klar Family Origin
Klar Immigration Information
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Klar Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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