The Saint Clair Family Name

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Saint Clair is usually a form of Sinclair. Records show Saint Clair as one of the forms Sinclair took over time. Like many surnames, it began with a place: “From Saint-Clair”.

The same family of names includes St Clair and Sinkler.

Arms linked to Sinclair and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Saint Clair report, with a museum-style coat of arms.