Sinclair
English
Alternative forms
- Sinclaire, Sinclare, Sinclar
(surname, given name):
- Saint Clair, Saint-Clair, St Clair, St. Clair, St-Clair
- Saint Claire, Saint-Claire, St Claire, St. Claire, St-Claire
- Saint Clare, Saint-Clare, St Clare, St. Clare, St-Clare
- Saint Clar, Saint-Clar, St Clar, St. Clar, St-Clar
Etymology
Derived from Saint Clare, to whom the clan's churches were dedicated.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪŋˈklɛə(ɹ)/
Proper noun
Sinclair
- A Scottish surname transferred from the given name, that of a clan.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A placename.
- A community in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada
- An unincorporated community in Grundy County, Iowa, United States.
- A township in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States, named after Sinclair Oil Corporation.
- A town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sinclair is the 1,290th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 27,243 individuals. Sinclair is most common among White (73.01%) and Black (19.94%) individuals.
Anagrams
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