McCleer Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

McCleer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCleer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

McCleer Last Name Facts

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

McCleer is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCleer? popularity and diffusion

McCleer is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname McCleer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of McCleer live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 4,769,196. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 21 percent reside, South Carolina, where 18 percent reside and Georgia, where 16 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent reside.

McCleer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCleer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCleer last name grew 217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCleer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States McCleer are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

McCleer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $45,657 USD per year.

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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 McCleer
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