McCleare Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
McCleare Surname Definition:
MACCHLERY, Maccleary, Macclery: Gaelic M'a'Chleirich, 'son of the clerk,' i.e. cleric. M'CIeri is found in 1376 (RHM., II, p. 16), and John Clerici (i.e. Macclerich) had a remission from James I for offenses committed by him in 1428 (Rose, p.
Read More About This SurnameMcCleare Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
McCleare Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACCHLERY, Maccleary, Macclery: Gaelic M'a'Chleirich, 'son of the clerk,' i.e. cleric. M'CIeri is found in 1376 (RHM., II, p. 16), and John Clerici (i.e. Macclerich) had a remission from James I for offenses committed by him in 1428 (Rose, p. 126). Malcolm M'Cleriche who was one of an inquest to determine the rights of pasturage which the Temple lands had over the adjoining town and territory of Letter in 1461 (Strathendrick, p. 222) may be the Malcolm M'Clery who appears as witness in Stirling, 1475 (SBR., p. 256). Dugall Clerk (without Mac) had a royal remission for slaughter committed by him in 1497 (Rose, p. 164), Duncan Mclnclerycht witnessed an instrument of sasine at Duthil, 1537 (Grant, III. p. 270), Husceoun M'Clerich and Husceoun M'Inclerich were tenants in Lochalsh, 1549 (RMS., IV, 204), Donald Gaw McClerich in Morlagane and Duncan McCleriche in Glenlyoun were fined for reset of members of outlawed Clan Gregor, 1613 (RPC XIV, p. 631,633). George Makclearie, tailor in Edinburgh, 1648, and Catharine M'Clirie, resident there, 1674 (Edinb. Man.). Hew M'Lerich and Donald M'Lerich were tenants of Barquhill, 1672 (HP., II, p. 209), and Finlay M'Aclerich appears in Auchlyne, 1638 (BBT,, p. 402). The form M'AcIerycht is also common in BBT. In the sixteenth century, and in Islay in 1733 we have M'lnclerie. Of the Clarks of Clan Chattan Mr. Mackintosh says:"This sept was always a small one, and as its heads do not appear to have had any particular holding or lands the traces of it in documents of old date are few" (Clan Chattan, p. 592). M'Clerie 1715, McKleiry 1707.
Derived from the Latin dericus, the name formerly given to those who possessed the accomplishments of reading and writing, is probably, in the Isle of Man, a translation of Mac y Chlery.
'Conchobar Ua Cleirigh, lector of Cill-dara, ' A.D. 1126. John Clerk was ‘Judge of Mann’ in 1418.
'Gubon M’Cubon CLEARKE, commissary to Bishop Fully, Bishop of Sodor, ' A.D. 1430.
McCleare Demographics
McCleare Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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McCleare Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCleare Come From? nationality or country of origin
McCleare is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McCleare? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,316,765th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCleare are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States McCleare is most frequent in: Michigan, where 100 percent reside.
McCleare Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McCleare has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McCleare Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Congregationalist (67%) in Ireland.
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