Clear Family History
Clear Name Meaning
English (southeastern England of Norman origin): from Clere the French popular form of the personal name Clare 2 and possibly interchangeable with it or confused with it. English (southeastern): probably a habitational name from clere a component of several placenames in north Hampshire (Highclere Burghclere Kingsclere). This is probably from a Celtic stream name meaning ‘bright’ (cognate with Latin clarus ‘clear bright’). Americanized form (translation into English) of German Klar
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022