Frequency: (202)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Spanish: possibly topographic name from the plural of Spanish claro ‘clearing (in a forest)’, or variant of Claro.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 47%. Jose (7), Carlos (4), Juan (4), Francisco (3), Alberto (2), Mario (2), Mercedes (2), Ricardo (2), Valerio (2), Alcira, Alicia, Americo.
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