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Beauclerk or Beauclerc (pronounced boh-clair) is an English surname, from Anglo-Norman meaning "fine scholar". It is also the family name of the Duke of St Albans.

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Henry I of England (c.1068–1135), called "Beauclerc" for his scholarly interests
  • Lord Amelius Beauclerk (1771–1846), Royal Navy officer
  • Aubrey Beauclerk (disambiguation)
  • Beatrix Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans (1877–1953)
  • Charles Beauclerk (disambiguation)
  • Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans (c.1679–1742), British courtier
  • Lady Diana Beauclerk (1734–1808), English artist
  • Lord Frederick Beauclerk (1773–1850), Anglican clergyman, President of Marylebone Cricket Club
  • George Beauclerk (disambiguation)
  • Lord James Beauclerk (c.1709–1787), Anglican clergyman, Bishop of Hereford
  • Jane Beauclerk, pen-name of M. J. Engh (born 1933), American science fiction author and independent Roman scholar
  • Marie Bethell Beauclerc (1845–1897), English pioneer of shorthand, reporter and teacher
  • Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans (born 1939), FCA
  • Osborne Beauclerk, 12th Duke of St Albans (1874–1964), British Army officer
  • Ralph Beauclerk, Marqués de Valero de Urría (1917-2007), Captain in the British Army
  • Lord Sidney Beauclerk (1703–1744), Member of Parliament and of the British Privy Council, fortune hunter
  • Topham Beauclerk (1739–1780), English wit, friend of Dr Johnson and Horace Walpole
  • Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere (1699–1781), Royal Navy officer and Member of Parliament
  • William Beauclerk (disambiguation)
  • References

    Beauclerk Wikipedia