Popularity of the last name by country
Canada
- Québec (3,831)
- Ontario (779)
- Manitoba (163)
- Prince Edward Island (158)
- New Brunswick (100)
- British Columbia (37)
- Nova Scotia (29)
- Saskatchewan (24)
- Alberta (12)
- Newfoundland and Labrador (2)
All countries
- France (64,966)
- Canada (8,027)
- United States (2,597)
- Belgium (1,606)
- Réunion (1,070)
- Netherlands (562)
- Germany (428)
- Mauritius (318)
- Switzerland (207)
- United Kingdom (141)
- Austria (72)
- Algeria (58)
- Martinique (46)
- Guadeloupe (41)
- Luxembourg (39)
- Italy (37)
- Norway (31)
- Unknown country (25)
- Sweden (20)
- Spain (18)
- Madagascar (18)
- Russian Federation (15)
- Morocco (14)
- Chile (9)
- French Guiana (9)
- Haiti (9)
- Greece (8)
- Australia (7)
- Colombia (7)
- Czech republic (7)
- St. Pierre and Miquelon (7)
- Viet Nam (7)
- New Zealand (6)
- Denmark (4)
- Portugal (4)
- Finland (3)
- Syrian Arab Republic (3)
- Argentina (2)
- Guinea (2)
- Lebanon (2)
Origine of last name
LECLAIR : 1: French: nickname for a cheerful individual a variant of <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Clair">Clair</a> 2 ‘bright light’ with fused masculine definite article le. Derivation from the male personal name <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Clair">Clair</a> 1 is also possible. Compare <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Laclair">Laclair</a> <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Laclaire">Laclaire</a> and <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Leclear">Leclear</a>.2: French: altered form of <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Leclerc">Leclerc</a> 1.3: Altered form of French Petitclerc (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Leclerc">Leclerc</a> 4).
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