McClaire Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

McClaire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McClaire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
England41:13,929,515290,718
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

McClaire (10) may also be a first name.

McClaire Last Name Facts

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

The surname McClaire is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McClaire? popularity and diffusion

McClaire is the 1,736,881st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. McClaire occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of McClaire reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McClaire is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 10 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 3,387,467. In The United States McClaire is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 15 percent reside and New Jersey, where 12 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Jamaica, where 2 percent reside.

McClaire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McClaire has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McClaire last name increased 396 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McClaire Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McClaire surname are 5.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52% being registered with the party.

McClaire earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.13% more than the national average, earning $57,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macclaire941/
McClair93356/
McClare93241/
Mclaire9315/
Moclaire8814/
MacLaire8813/
McClairy8810/
MacClare888/
McCluire882/
McLair8634/
McLare8625/
McClar861/
Mauclaire82304/
MacClarer821/
McClary807,515/
Moclair80169/
Maclair80105/
McClara8098/
Maclare8057/
Moclare800/
McLarie800/
Mclar771/
Mauclair75830/
MacClary7597/
MacLaird7573/
McLarrie7522/
McClarry7515/
MacClear753/
MacLoire751/
Mayclair751/
Mouclair751/
MacLarey750/
Mocklair750/
Mocklare750/
Maclar71562/
McLary71160/
MacCleary7178/
MacLearie7138/
McLore7117/
McClur7114/
MacLaurie715/
Maccleres713/
McLara713/
MacKlaier712/
Moclar710/
McClory671,450/
McLaury67479/
Maclear67392/
McLarry67249/
MacLary67173/
McLorie6781/
McClora6778/
Maclart6765/
Maclard6747/
Maclier6724/
Mocklar6712/
MacLara6712/
McClura676/
McAllar675/
MacLyre672/
MacKlar672/
Macklir671/
MacLird671/
McLaura671/
MacLairish670/
Mocleir670/
MacLiar670/
MacLoir670/
Moclier670/

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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 McClaire
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