McCleery Surname

149,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McCleery 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.

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McCleery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4801:146,15315,086
Northern Ireland3151:5,8571,075
Canada1741:211,75620,505
Australia1661:162,62516,859
New Zealand1371:33,0535,740
England1231:452,99229,924
Scotland411:130,5818,115
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Wales171:182,03112,022
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3991:11,1021,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3611:139,11013,141

McCleery 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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

MACLEERIE, Maclerie: (this in Glasgow). Current surnames, probably variants of Macghlehy, which see. William M'Lerry was a writer (lawyer) in Killearn, 1771.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McCleery Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name McCleery? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 149,064th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,458,686 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of McCleery reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

McCleery is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,480 people, or 1 in 146,153. In The United States McCleery is most numerous in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Utah, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States McCleery occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

McCleery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCleery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCleery surname expanded 687 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 615 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 228 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCleery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States McCleery are 10.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCleery earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.45% more than the national average, earning R 314,748 per year; in United States they earn 0.69% more than the national average, earning $43,445 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.95% more than the national average, earning $56,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCleery9439/
MacLeery8833/
MacClery881/
MacCleary8278/
McClary807,515/
McLeroy802,189/
McLerry802/
MacLery800/
McKleroy75186/
Macleary7595/
MacLeroy7523/
McClarry7515/
McClairy7510/
MacLerry752/
McAllery751/
Mcellery751/
Macleury751/
McLary71160/
MacLeerie7118/
Maccleres713/
MacKleroy711/
McLera710/
McLarry67249/
McClara6798/
McClura676/
Macleri671/
MacKleyroy670/

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