Clure Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Clure Surname Definition:

MacClure in Ulster is mainly Scottish, except when it occurs as the anglicized form of Mac Giolla Uidhir in Oriel. MIF 59

Clure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5771:628,17850,677
England461:1,211,26256,182
Scotland81:669,22723,443
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Clure (195) may also be a first name.

Clure Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MacClure in Ulster is mainly Scottish, except when it occurs as the anglicized form of Mac Giolla Uidhir in Oriel. MIF 59

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Clure Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Clure Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Clure occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clure? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clure is the 510,276th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 11,369,026 people. The last name Clure occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Clure are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Clure is also the 649,894th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 195 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 577 people, or 1 in 628,178. In The United States Clure is mostly found in: Georgia, where 14 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Washington, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.

Clure Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Clure has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Clure surname increased 656 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clure Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Clure surname is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Clure surname are 30.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.17% being registered with the political party.

Clure earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.91% less than the national average, earning $41,463 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claure9110,816/
Clurey9135/
Clurej913/
Clures912/
Cleure911/
Cloure911/
Clurie911/
Cluire910/
Clurre910/
Clurei910/
Clur89360/
Claures8313/
Cloutre836/
Clauret834/
Claurie832/
Sclaure832/
Cloures831/
Claurre830/
Clourey830/
Clurres830/
Clore802,490/
Claur80670/
Clour80153/
Cleur80101/
Klure8056/
Clurd805/
Clury805/
Clura801/
Cluir800/
Clurt800/
Slure800/
Chillure7791/
Chellure771/
Cillur73219/
Clouri73190/
Claura7374/
Clorey7342/
Cellur7312/
Clauri739/
Clorie739/
Cloury736/
Cloore734/
Cleury732/
Klurer731/
Clauré731/
Clorea731/
Xloure731/
Claury731/
Cloutr731/
Cloree731/
Chluri731/
Kllure731/
Slurey730/
Kliure730/
Slurer730/
Sloure730/
Slurie730/
Cleore730/
Clorre730/
Clurry730/
Cloudtree714/
Clor671,385/
Klur67354/
Chillur67219/
Chellur6725/
Claurio6721/
Celluri6710/
Clauris673/
Clourio671/
Slouret671/
Sleuret671/
Cleuris671/
Chlluri671/
Sellure671/
Sluhrer671/
Clorrea671/
Cloorey670/
Sillure670/
Slurrer670/
Klourer670/
Klaures670/
Cleorey670/
Slurrie670/

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