from the Middle English, Old French female personal
name Clarice (Latin Claritia meaning ‘fame’,
‘brightness’, a derivative of clarus ‘famous’,
‘bright’).habitational name from Clearhedge Wood in Sussex, which
is probably named with Old English cl?fre ‘clover’ +
hrycg ‘ridge’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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