Claris Surname

269,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Claris Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Clarice.' Once popular in England as a girl-name, a French form of Clara; v. Claridge. 'Clarice of Cokkeslane, And the clerk of the chirche.'

Vision of Piers Plowman, 3113.

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Claris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4521:146,95322,745
Kenya2581:178,99213,473
Cameroon1811:114,74613,259
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
United States551:6,590,162310,708
India481:15,980,529256,885
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
England461:1,211,26256,182
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Palestine91:505,42812,843
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Claris (70,464) may also be a first name.

Claris Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Clarice.' Once popular in England as a girl-name, a French form of Clara; v. Claridge. 'Clarice of Cokkeslane, And the clerk of the chirche.'

Vision of Piers Plowman, 3113. 'Tho spak Clarice to Blauncheflour.' Floriz and Blauncheflour, E. E. T. Soc.

Claricia la Braceresse, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alan fil. Clarice, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

John Clarice, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Richard Clarisse, Oxfordshire ibid.

Claricia Crowe, Suffolk, ibid.

Henry Clarisse, Close Rolls, 15 Edward III. pt.

William Claricesone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Clariscia de Keltemerthorp, 1170: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1566-7. Arthur Browghe and Allice Clarrys: Marriage Lic. (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-Ital.-Latin) Anglicizations of the Ital. Clarice (c pron. as ch) = Illustrious [Latin clar-us + the fem. agential suff. ~ix, -icis]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Claris Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Claris Come From? nationality or country of origin

Claris (Hindi: क्लैरिस) is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Claris? popularity and diffusion

It is the 269,873rd most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,039,797 people. The last name Claris occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Claris live; 35 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 13,773rd most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 70,464 people.

The surname is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 452 people, or 1 in 146,953. In France Claris is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 30 percent live, Occitanie, where 25 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 13 percent live. Besides France this surname is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 13 percent live.

Claris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Claris has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Claris surname rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 21 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Claris Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Claris surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Claris last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

The amount Claris earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 52.59% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,191 per year; in United States they earn 14.17% more than the national average, earning $49,263 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.23% less than the national average, earning $48,080 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clarijs92944/
Clairis92114/
Clarris9296/
Clarise9250/
Claries9235/
Clarish9213/
Clariss928/
Clarist926/
Clauris923/
Claruis920/
Clearis920/
Clari911,348/
Clarisse8624,026/
Clairais8610/
Chlarist861/
Clarriss861/
Schlaris861/
Clarrise861/
Clairise860/
Claritsh860/
Clares834,058/
Clarys83491/
Cloris83405/
Klaris83387/
Clariz83198/
Clario83176/
Clarit83161/
Clarie8372/
Claric8325/
Clauri839/
Clarid836/
Clasri835/
Slaris834/
Clarés832/
Cliari832/
Clarri831/
Clhari831/
Xlaris831/
Clarei831/
Clarijsse8016/
Clairisse8016/
Clairzuis801/
Claurisse801/
Clarice772,957/
Cillari77268/
Clarich77240/
Clearie77148/
Clarges77124/
Kliaris77113/
Claritt7745/
Claurio7721/
Cellari7719/
Claires7713/
Claures7713/
Klarish7710/
Clarije779/
Clarese773/
Claraia773/
Clarrie772/
Claurie772/
Chloris772/
Clayres772/
Claisri772/
Cleares771/
Klairis771/
Klarais771/
Clariey771/
Clarrio771/
Claruit771/
Clioris771/
Clories771/
Clorise771/
Klarise771/
Clarets771/
Clleari771/
Clhares771/
Clarrys771/
Clarest771/
Claysri771/
Cllares771/
Claroit770/
Clorris770/
Clairie770/
Clara7325,093/
Clare7324,119/
Clary7318,638/
Klari73226/
Clori73108/
Claré7361/
Clará739/
Clarj731/
Clarysse711,837/
Chillari71525/
Kellaris71337/
Chellari71140/
Clairice7133/
Clairess7111/
Clorisse7110/
Cuellari718/
Clairzie717/
Clarritt717/
Clariche715/
Sellaris714/
Klarisse714/
Clareese711/
Claurich711/
Cillares711/
Cillargi711/
Clearice711/
Cleotris711/
Clareice711/
Clareich711/
Claurice711/
Cleatriz711/
Claresse710/
Cloutris710/
Killaris710/
Klarriss710/
Clahreys710/
Cleary6746,209/
Claire6720,340/
Claure6710,816/
Clores677,679/
Claret675,371/
Clarey672,591/
Cleare671,861/
Klaric671,310/
Clarry67805/
Clorio67433/
Clairy67423/
Klarič67288/
Clouri67190/
Kliari6794/
Klares6791/
Claura6774/
Klaritsch6756/
Kláris6741/
Clarez6734/
Claray6733/
Clarra6731/
Klarys6730/
Clayre6728/
Clairé6720/
Clarge6720/
Klarie6713/
Klatri6710/
Clorie679/
Khlari677/
Kllari677/
Claira676/
Qulari675/
Kloris675/
Clarer675/
Claroy674/
Clared674/
Clarre673/
Sloris673/
Clgary673/
Clarea673/
Cleara673/
Clarec673/
Klarisova673/
Klarisová673/
Claree672/
Clorid672/
Clayra672/
Cleiri672/
Clareh672/
Cllara672/
Clahre671/
Clarep671/
Clayry671/
Cllare671/
Claury671/
Clarét671/
Clarêt671/
Klairi671/
Saellaris671/
Cuellares671/
Clauré671/
Klyari671/
Cliara671/
Cliare670/
Cliary670/
Claare670/
Claary670/
Gillarist670/

Claris Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Claris in the Hindi language
क्लैरिसklairisa-

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