Find out how popular the last name Claure is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Claure.

Claure, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Claure surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Claure in America

Claure is the 74375th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Claure surname appeared 260 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Claure.

We can also compare 2010 data for Claure to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Claure

The surname CLAURE originates from the Auvergne region of central France, dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old French word "clair," meaning "clear" or "bright," likely referring to a person with fair hair or complexion.

The earliest recorded instance of the name appears in the Cartulaire d'Aurillac, a medieval manuscript from the Auvergne region, which mentions a landowner named Petrus de Claro in the year 1187. This suggests that the name was originally a locative surname, indicating a person's place of origin or residence.

During the 13th century, the name evolved into various spellings, including Clere, Cler, and Claire, reflecting regional linguistic variations. In 1296, a record from the Châtellenie de Bourbon mentions a noble named Guichard Claure, indicating that the modern spelling had emerged by that time.

One notable figure in the history of the CLAURE name was Jean Claure, a French military captain who served under Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years' War. Born in 1395 in the village of Montferrand, he fought alongside the famous heroine in several battles, including the siege of Orléans in 1429.

In the 16th century, the CLAURE name spread beyond France as a result of migration and exploration. A Spanish explorer named Pedro de Claure is recorded as having accompanied Hernán Cortés on his conquest of Mexico in the 1520s. Another notable figure was Jan Claure, a Dutch merchant and navigator who explored the coasts of South Africa in the late 1600s.

The name also found its way to Italy, where a prominent family of bankers and merchants from Florence carried the surname CLAURE. One of the most influential members of this family was Lorenzo Claure, who lived from 1487 to 1563 and served as a financial advisor to Pope Leo X.

In the 19th century, a French philosopher and writer named Jules Claure gained recognition for his works on social and political theory. Born in 1823 in Lyon, he was a vocal advocate for workers' rights and was influential in the development of early socialist and anarchist movements in Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Claure

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Claure.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Claure was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Claure has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Claure was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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