Leclair Family History
Leclair Name Meaning
French: from the adjective clair ‘bright’, ‘light’.
Generally this would have been a nickname for a cheerful individual,
although derivation from the personal name Clair (see
Clare) is also possible.North American spelling variant of
Leclerc.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Leclair Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Leclair families
 113 - 223  38 - 112 |
 1 - 37  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Leclair families
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6 - 10 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Leclair families
|
3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Leclair Family Origin
Leclair Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Leclair
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Leclair Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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