Beauclerk

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)