Saintclair Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Saintclair Surname Definition:

SAINT CLAIR, SAINT CLERE: This name, usually corrupted to Sinclair, is of French origin, and springs from the great family De Sancto Claro, in France. The noble Scottish families of this surname are descended from Sir William St. Clair, or Sinclair, who was lord of Rosslyn, &c.

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Saintclair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Nicaragua261:231,5802,688
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
France41:16,605,680368,153
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Saintclair (97) may also be a first name.

Saintclair Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SAINT CLAIR, SAINT CLERE: This name, usually corrupted to Sinclair, is of French origin, and springs from the great family De Sancto Claro, in France. The noble Scottish families of this surname are descended from Sir William St. Clair, or Sinclair, who was lord of Rosslyn, &c., in Mid-Lothian, by grant of King Alexander I. Three places called St. Clair occur in the Itin. de la Normandie, in the arrondissements, severally, of St. Lo, Havre, and Yvetot. The widely-spread importance of this family is shewn by the fact that about twenty coats of arms are assigned to the name. Richard de Sent Cler occurs in the Domesday of Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Saintclair Last Name Facts

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

Saintclair is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Saintclair? popularity and diffusion

Saintclair is the 980,795th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Saintclair reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Saintclair is also the 962,660th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 97 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 1,821,402. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found, Virginia, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Nicaragua, where 10 percent are found and Venezuela, where 6 percent are found.

Saintclair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Saintclair has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 463 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Saintclair Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Saintclair surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Saintclair earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.77% more than the national average, earning $43,480 USD per year.

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