The Clair surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 4,520 people carried this name — #6,858 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,500 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,324 people named Clair.
21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 85 départements, most often Saône-et-Loire.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
27 people named Clair live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Clair.
- Clady 284 · U.S. census
- Claerhout 159 · U.S. census
- Claes 263 · U.S. census
- Claessens 143 · U.S. census
- Claeys 1,344 · U.S. census
- Clain 178 · U.S. census
- Claire 1,099 · U.S. census
- Clar 365 · U.S. census
- Clara 1,045 · U.S. census
- Clare 4,189 · U.S. census
- Clarey 882 · U.S. census
- Clarin 473 · U.S. census
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