Where Does The Last Name Clair Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Clair (Hindi: क्लेयर) is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clair? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Clair is the 30,982^nd most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 422,810 people. The surname Clair occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Clair live; 46 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Clair is also the 17,209^th most common first name world-wide It is held by 54,356 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 7,744 people, or 1 in 46,805. In The United States Clair is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 83 countries. It is also found in France, where 31 percent live and Mauritius, where 7 percent live.

Clair Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Clair has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 673 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 377 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 4 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 583 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clair Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Clair last name are 13.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Clair earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $43,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning $48,502 CAD per year.