Leclère Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Long before computers fixed spellings, Leclère and Leclerc were used side by side. Taken at its root, Leclère points to “The clerk”.

• Records show Leclère as one of the forms Leclerc took over time.
• According to the 2010 US Census, the Leclère surname had 588 bearers. 9,121 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Leclère name at birth. Births ran at 451 in 1891–1900 and 803 in 1991–2000.
• Other spellings include Leclair and Clerc.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

Heraldry and the Leclère name

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