The Stclair surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,590 people carried this name — #2,469 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 14,296 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Stclair surname
Alternative form of Sinclair, a surname.
An abbreviation of Saint Clair, variant of Saint Clare under influence from French Claire, a calque of Latin Sancta Clara (“holy Clara”), chiefly in reference to Italian Chiara Offreduccio, St. Clare of Assisi. Clair—abbreviated with punctuation—following North American practice.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «St. Clair» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In print
Stclair in American newspapers,
1881.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,147 pages in all carry the name.
In print
Stclair in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.
189 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stclair. The most, 29, date from the 1880s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 1.9 times its expected share.
Articles, by state
Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stclair.
Who carried it
People named Stclair,
with a public archive behind them.
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Arthur St. Clair 1737–1818 · military officer -
Malcolm St. Clair 1897–1952 · film actor -
Margaret St. Clair 1911–1995 · science fiction writer -
Stephanie St. Clair 1897–1969 · gambler
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Bob St. Clair 1931–2015 · American football player
Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.
In the public record
People named Stclair,
in the records of 3 countries.
Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.
United States191 records
- New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 148
- New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 21
- U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 9
- U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 7
- U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
- Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
- U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
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Example: U.S. war memorial War record George A. StClairBorn 1928; from Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea.
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Example: passenger manifest, 1903 Passenger record Ellen StClairArrived at New York in 1850 aboard the Kate Hunter from Liverpool, aged 19; servant. From Ireland.
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Example: U.S. registration card, 1942 Military record George E. StClairBorn 1920 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1944 at Camp Croft, South Carolina; weaver from Alexander County.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
Showing 3 of 191 records for Stclair in the United States.
Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain).
Australia14 records
- Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
- Tasmanian Names Index 5
- Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
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Example: probate petition, 1848 Probate record George W. StClairFormer merchant of Kew, Victoria; died 1944.
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Example: passenger manifest, 1903 Passenger record L. H. StClairSailed from Victoria in 1912 aboard the Morea, bound for Sydney, aged 23.
Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
Showing 2 of 14 records for Stclair in Australia.
Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).
Canada1 record
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Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record David Randall StClairBuried in 1972 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.
City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Stclair.
- Staton 14,413 · U.S. census
- Staub 5,004 · U.S. census
- Stauder 559 · U.S. census
- Staudt 1,814 · U.S. census
- Stauffer 15,821 · U.S. census
- Stawski 397 · U.S. census
- Steadman 7,642 · U.S. census
- Stearns 14,554 · U.S. census
- Stebbins 6,484 · U.S. census
- Stebe 130 · U.S. census
- Stebel 125 · U.S. census
- Stebler 138 · U.S. census
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