McClair Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McClair Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McClair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
England701:795,97243,050
Canada691:533,99444,923
Scotland551:97,3426,721
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Panama121:326,0227,351
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

McClair (10) may also be a first name.

McClair Last Name Facts

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

McClair occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McClair? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 791,719th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of McClair live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

McClair is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 1,582,790. In The United States it is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 10 percent are found, Maryland, where 10 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 19 percent are found.

McClair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McClair has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McClair surname rose 199 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 458 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McClair Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States McClair are 7.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.98% being registered with the political party.

The amount McClair earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.46% more than the national average, earning $43,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.44% less than the national average, earning $43,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McClaire93111/
McLair9234/
McClar921/
Macclaire881/
McClare86241/
Moclair86169/
Maclair86105/
Mclaire8615/
Mclar831/
Mauclair80830/
MacLaird8073/
Moclaire8014/
MacLaire8013/
MacClare808/
MacClear803/
McCluire802/
Mayclair801/
Mouclair801/
Mocklair800/
Maclar77562/
McLare7725/
McClur7714/
Moclar770/
Mauclaire75304/
MacKlaier752/
Maclear71392/
Maclart7165/
Maclare7157/
Maclard7147/
Maclier7124/
Mocklar7112/
McAllar715/
MacKlar712/
Macklir711/
MacLird711/
Moclier710/
MacLoir710/
Mocleir710/
Moclare710/
MacLiar710/
McKellar678,308/
Mouclier67332/
MacCluer6730/
Macleear671/
MacEllar671/
MacLoire671/
MacLauer671/
MacKllar671/
Mocklare670/
MacKleir670/
Mocklear670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McClair
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