Clary is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, France. It is 5 characters long in length.
Lastname Clary is form of the Clerk. See Clarke - Lat. clericus. French Le Clerc. A learned person - that is, one who could in old times read and write accomplishments not so rare, after all, as we are sometimes induced to think, since this is among the commonest of surnames. Clark stands 27th and Clarke 39th in the Registrar General's comparative list: and for 33,557 Smiths registered within a given period, there were 12,229 Clarks and Clarkes. Thus for every three hammermen we have at least one 'ready writer. 'If the Reg. General had reckoned Clark and Clarke as one name, it would have stood ninth in point of numerousness. As a surname, Clarke appears frequently to have aliased some other appellative; for instance the baronet family, C. of Salford, originally Woodchurch, from the parish of that name in Kent, soon after the Conquest became Clarkes (Le Clerc) in consequence of a marriage with an heiress, and the family for some generations wrote themselves "Woodchurch alias Le Clerc," and vice versa, until at length the territorial appellation succumbed to the professional one, which was right, for
"When house and land be gone and spente,
Then learning is most excellent."
Several other instances might be quoted to show that medieval bearers of the name were very proud of it, and hence, doubtless, its present numerousness. The word has several compounds in our family nomenclature, as Beauclerk, Mauclerk, Kenclarke, Petyclerk—the good, the bad, the knowing, and the little clerks, Several Domesday tenants are designated Clericus.
Clary is the form of Cleary. See Clary - Possibly from Cléri, near Alençon in Normandy.
The lastname Clary is variation of the Clark. A clergyman, scholar, scribe or recorder, a British pronunciation of clerk.
Clary is form of Cleary. Granson of Cleieach meaning "cleric or clerk".
A variation of Lurie. One who came from Luria meaning "sorrowful," located in Italy.
Possibly from Cléri, near Alençon in Normandy.
Clary is form of O'Clery. "A name," says historian D'Alton, "of the deepest historic interest in genealogy. That sept had large possessions in Tyr-hugh, their chief seat being at Kilbarron, where still remain the ruins of their castle, situated on a rock over the shore of the Atlantic, near Ballyshannon. They were highly distinguished in the native literature, and became hereditary bards and historians of the O'Donnells, Princes of Tyrconnell." To this family appropriately belonged Michael O'Clery, the diligent collector of ancient manuscripts relating to Ireland, who in the early part of the XVII century compiled the celebrated Annals of the Four Masters.
How popular is Clary?
Clary is common in United States, France, England, Canada, Italy.
Clary is ranked 28829 on our list.
Despite the fact that the number of Clary bearers increased by 2.02 per cent in 2010 US census to 11139 since 2000, the surname slipped by 196 spots and ranked at 3241. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
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White | 86.34 | 87.46 |
Black | 8.44 | 8.56 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2.17 | 1.64 |
Others | 1.91 | 1.18 |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6 | 0.65 |
Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 0.54 | 0.5 |
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Immigrants to US
From Germany
Farmer Marie Clary from France aboard the Hannover from Bremen, Havana & Havre. She is registered to be 19 years old when she arrived in Galveston on November 22, 1878. Artist Charles-Mr Clary, M. Clary (29) Farmer, Edouard Clary, aged 22, are others that migrated to US.
Clary Namesakes
- Debbie A. Clary, Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 46th Senate district
- Killarney Clary, American poet
- David Clary, British theoretical chemist
- Julie Clary, was Queen consort of Spain and the Indies
- Désirée Clary,
- Julian Clary, English comedian, actor, presenter and novelist
- Robert Clary, French-American actor, published author
- Johnny Lee Clary, American man
- Justinien de Clary, French trap shooter
- Jeromey Clary, former American football offensive lineman
- Ellis Clary, American professional baseball player
- Charles Clary, American actor of the silent film era
- Marty Clary, former right-handed pitcher
Clary Namesakes
- Debbie A. Clary, Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 46th Senate district
- Killarney Clary, American poet
- David Clary, British theoretical chemist
- Julie Clary, was Queen consort of Spain and the Indies
- Désirée Clary,
- Julian Clary, English comedian, actor, presenter and novelist
- Robert Clary, French-American actor, published author
- Johnny Lee Clary, American man
- Justinien de Clary, French trap shooter
- Jeromey Clary, former American football offensive lineman
- Ellis Clary, American professional baseball player
- Charles Clary, American actor of the silent film era
- Marty Clary, former right-handed pitcher