McClearey Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
McClearey 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 SurnameMcClearey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
McClearey 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.
McClearey Demographics
McClearey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McClearey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McClearey Come From? nationality or country of origin
McClearey occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name McClearey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name McClearey is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McClearey are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name McClearey is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States McClearey is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 50 percent live, California, where 21 percent live and New York, where 14 percent live.
McClearey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McClearey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McClearey surname contracted 52 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McClearey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
McClearey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.
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