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The surname St.clair was first found in Gloucestershire of Somerset where they held a family seat from ancient times as Lords of the manor of Catherston. West Stowell in Wiltshire is now known as Alton-Priors.
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Last Name : ST. CLAIR, Find out more about the geographical origin and the etymology of this last name
The status of the Saint Clair family is unknown during the reign of William I (1066-1087) and William Rufus (1087-1100), but grew during Henry I (1100-1135). Their support for Henry and Stephen ensured at least one branch of the family secured lands and some wealth through sheriffdoms.
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The proud and noble Scottish family of Sinclair (St. Clair) is of hearty Viking stock with duel roots extending more than a millennium back in time to the ancient Norse earldoms of Orkney and Caithness and the dukedom of Normandy. The surname of Sinclair in French is “de Sancto Claro” and in Latin, “Sanctus Clarus,” meaning Holy Light.
The Sinclair surname was a Norman habitation name, derived from when families lived at St. Clai-sur-Elle in La Manche and in St-Clair-L'Evêque in Calvados, Normandy where the site of the seignorial castle is still discernible.
