MacClure Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

MacClure Surname Definition:

Gaelic M'Ill'uidhir, 'son of Odhar's servant.' A common surname in Galloway of old as it is to-day. John McLur, Robert McLure, and Robert McClure, followers of the earl of Cassilis, were respited for murder, 1526 (RSS,, I, 3386), and Tho.

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MacClure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Canada431:856,87466,382
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Scotland101:535,38220,332
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

MacClure Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gaelic M'Ill'uidhir, 'son of Odhar's servant.' A common surname in Galloway of old as it is to-day. John McLur, Robert McLure, and Robert McClure, followers of the earl of Cassilis, were respited for murder, 1526 (RSS,, I, 3386), and Tho. Maklure was sergeant of assize in Carrick, 1532 (RMS., III, 1196). Johnne McLoir signed the Band of Dumfries, 1570 (RPC., XIV, p. 67). Andrew McLuir in Bugane and three others of the name were charged with assault, 1607 (ibid., p. 518), and Fergus McLur in Craigfine was charged with usury, 1617 (ibid., XI, p. 142). Gilleane Maclloure was bowman to the laird of Parbrek, 1618 (ibid., p. 464), and John M'Clour appears in Apyn, 1664 (Dunblane). Elizabeth M'Cloor or M'Clwre is in record in Barley, Galloway, 1684, and as Elizabeth M'Whore (1) in Barley, she and Mary M'Whore were sentenced to be banished to the plantations for resetting of rebels and other offences in the same year (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 257,604, 615). Andrew McKluire in the parish of Carsfern was reckoned a disorderly person (i.e. a nonconformist) in the same year (ibid., IX, p. 578). William MacClure (1763-1840), born in Ayr, was called "Father of American geology." There are a number of families in Sleat named in English Maclure, but whose name is spelled in Gaelic M'Leora (for MacGille dhedradha), a side form of Dewar, which see. The earliest documentary evidence of a clan piper is a reference to Robert MacLure, piper to the chief of the Buchanans, in 1600, who got into trouble a few years later as appears from the Stirling Kirk-Session Register, under May 28th, 1604. McCluir and McCluire 1684, Makcluir 1637. See also Macalear.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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

(Scottish) The son of the servant of Odhar.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

MacClure Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacClure is found most in New Zealand. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacClure? popularity and diffusion

The last name MacClure is the 1,058,336th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of MacClure are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in New Zealand, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 62,893. In New Zealand MacClure is primarily concentrated in: Canterbury Region, where 36 percent are found, Auckland Region, where 28 percent are found and Northland Region, where 13 percent are found. Beside New Zealand this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 18 percent are found.

MacClure Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacClure has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the MacClure last name grew 486 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacClure Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the MacClure surname is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the MacClure surname are 34.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80.95% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount MacClure earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.61% less than the national average, earning $38,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.5% less than the national average, earning $43,475 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCllure941/
McClure9372,251/
MacLure931,277/
Macloure881/
McLure861,615/
McClur8614/
MacLaurie825/
MacClorey821/
Macleur8025/
McClura806/
Maxlure801/
MacClurich780/
MacLaury75156/
Maclaura752/
Macleury751/
Macleuri751/
MacClory750/
Maklur7147/
McLore7117/
Maclor7111/
McLaury67479/
Makluri675/
Maklore672/
Maklour671/
McLaura671/
Makhlur671/
Meclury670/
Makklyur635/
MacGilluray632/
Makhlour631/
Maiklore631/
MacGilliuray604/
Makhlauri5926/
Maqlor571/
Makloor5360/
Maklori535/

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