Clare is used as a family name or surname in Spain, Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Clare
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Spain, Ireland, England
Meaning:

Clare is the variant of the Clerc. The clerk.

The lastname is the form of Clair. Descendant of Clair meaning "illustrious," a man's name; the light-complexioned man; one who came from Clare meaning "clayey slope," the name of several places in England; one who came from St. Clare or St. Clair, the name of various places in France.

One who came from Clare, i.e., plain, or flat piece of land, the name of several villages and a county, in Ireland.

How popular is Clare?

Clare is common in England, United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Kenya, Ireland, Jamaica, France, Wales, Scotland, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas, Germany, Belize, India, Northern Ireland.

Clare is ranked 22532 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Clare bearers increased by 2.86 per cent in 2010 US census to 4309 since 2000, the surname slipped by 374 spots and ranked at 7702. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.34 85.03
Black 10.19 9.41
Hispanic or Latino 4.11 2.7
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.67 0.76
Others 1.25 1.65
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.44 0.45
Clare is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Turks and Caicos Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 24119 people have been found who wears Clare as their family name. Clare is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Clare:
910 England8,799
7,226 United States5,877
1,416 Australia2,842
3,310 Canada1,510
Countries with hundreds of Clare:
852 New Zealand859
7,047 Kenya612
1,217 Ireland527
858 Jamaica396
32,359 France319
1,299 Wales265
2,598 Scotland231
34 Turks and Caicos Islands231
298 Bahamas209
45,588 Germany146
609 Belize119
149,434 India116
2,152 Northern Ireland114
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
42,852 South Africa100
92,852 Philippines87
21,368 Belgium75
2,959 Panama58
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,659 Costa Rica50
8,706 Portugal47
145,792 Brazil36
49,659 Netherlands31
39,406 Papua New Guinea28
2,967 China25
17,445 Chile22
11,611 Singapore21
315,217 Thailand20
31,718 Switzerland19
110,716 Argentina18
3,355 Honduras18
197,192 Nigeria18
292,169 Russia18
61,567 Spain17
70,019 Uganda17
253 Liechtenstein16
25,792 Denmark15
1,243 Isle of Man15
23,687 United Arab Emirates15
89,138 Malaysia13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
115,463 Italy8
80,919 Austria7
23,377 Ecuador7
2,872 Jersey7
105,647 Czechia6
55,922 Qatar6
116,183 Sweden6
23,065 Taiwan6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Fanny Clare was 30 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on November 6, 1848. She lived in Ireland where she worked as workwoman and took Industry from Dublin. 26 years old Thomas Clare, Roger Clare (22) Workman, James Clare, aged 55, John Clare, aged 21, 19 years old Denis Clare, A. Clare, aged 20, Judah Clare (40) Workwoman, Mary Clare (11) Workwoman, and 49 other Clare around 63.89% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and spinster, farmer migrated to US.

From Germany

25 years old farmer William Clare who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on April 9, 1852 by J.H. Heydorn put out from Bremen. Louise Clare, Emile Clare, aged 16, E. Clare, aged 8, F. Clare (4), 32 years old Wilhelmine Clare, Ole Clare, aged 17, Laborer Peter Clare, Laborer Emile Clare, and 4 other Clare around 57.14% of whom were laborer migrated to US from Bremen, Havre, Liverpool and Havre & London.

Clare Namesakes

  • John FitzGibbon, 2nd Earl of Clare, son of John FitzGibbon
  • John Holles, 2nd Earl of Clare, English nobleman
  • John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare, English nobleman
  • Alan Clare, British jazz pianist
  • Natalia Clare, American ballet dancer and instructor
  • Alys Clare,
  • Elizabeth de Clare, heiress to the lordships of Clare, Suffolk
  • Margaret de Clare, English noblewoman, heiress
  • John Clare, English poet, the son of a farm labourer
  • George William Burdett Clare, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Eleanor de Clare, powerful English noblewoman
  • Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare, Anglo-Norman nobleman
  • John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare, PC was Attorney-General for Ireland from 1783 to 1789 and Lord Chancellor of Ireland
  • Ada Clare, American actress and writer
  • Anthony Clare, Irish psychiatrist well known
  • Robert Clare, English former professional football player
  • Sidney Clare, American comedian, dancer and composer
  • Dustin Clare, Australian actor
  • Mary Clare, British actress of stage, film and television
  • Madelyn Clare, American actress during the early twentieth century
  • Daryl Clare, Jersey-born Irish former professional footballer and coach
  • George Adam Clare, businessman, manufacturer and politician based
  • Craig Clare, New Zealand rugby union player
  • Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments'
  • Horatio Clare, Welsh-British author
  • Leanne Clare, Judge of the District Court of Queensland and a former Queensland Director of Public Prosecutions
  • Jonathan Clare, English cricketer
  • Jason Clare, Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Blaxland

Clare Namesakes

  • John FitzGibbon, 2nd Earl of Clare, son of John FitzGibbon
  • John Holles, 2nd Earl of Clare, English nobleman
  • John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare, English nobleman
  • Alan Clare, British jazz pianist
  • Natalia Clare, American ballet dancer and instructor
  • Alys Clare,
  • Elizabeth de Clare, heiress to the lordships of Clare, Suffolk
  • Margaret de Clare, English noblewoman, heiress
  • John Clare, English poet, the son of a farm labourer
  • George William Burdett Clare, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Eleanor de Clare, powerful English noblewoman
  • Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare, Anglo-Norman nobleman
  • John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare, PC was Attorney-General for Ireland from 1783 to 1789 and Lord Chancellor of Ireland
  • Ada Clare, American actress and writer
  • Anthony Clare, Irish psychiatrist well known
  • Robert Clare, English former professional football player
  • Sidney Clare, American comedian, dancer and composer
  • Dustin Clare, Australian actor
  • Mary Clare, British actress of stage, film and television
  • Madelyn Clare, American actress during the early twentieth century
  • Daryl Clare, Jersey-born Irish former professional footballer and coach
  • George Adam Clare, businessman, manufacturer and politician based
  • Craig Clare, New Zealand rugby union player
  • Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments'
  • Horatio Clare, Welsh-British author
  • Leanne Clare, Judge of the District Court of Queensland and a former Queensland Director of Public Prosecutions
  • Jonathan Clare, English cricketer
  • Jason Clare, Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Blaxland

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