McCleester Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McCleester Surname Definition:

MACLEISTER: The Scottish fiedgear (from Old French flechier), 'arrow-maker,' was early borrowed by Gaelic as fletsdear and leisdear, and gave origin to the name Mac an (fh)leisdeir, son of the arrow-maker.' Gillepatrik Makfleger had a royal remission in 1497 for slaughter committed by him in Ross (Rose, p.

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McCleester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
England31:18,572,686338,250
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

McCleester Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACLEISTER: The Scottish fiedgear (from Old French flechier), 'arrow-maker,' was early borrowed by Gaelic as fletsdear and leisdear, and gave origin to the name Mac an (fh)leisdeir, son of the arrow-maker.' Gillepatrik Makfleger had a royal remission in 1497 for slaughter committed by him in Ross (Rose, p. 164; OPS., II, p. 572); and Rauchane McFleger took part in the invasion of the Black Isle in 1499 (Rose, p. 169). The Macan-Leisdeirs of Argyllshire are now mostly Englished as Fletchers, and Buchanan of Auchmer (p. 107) made them a sept of Macgregor. Several individuals named M'lnlester in Auchalladoer gave their bond of manrent to Duncan Campbell of Glenurnuhay in 1587 (BBT., p. 242). Malcolm Mclnllster witnessed an instrument of sasine in 1588 (Poltalloch Writs, p. 75), and Gillepatrik M'lnlestar in Brackley appears as a Glenurquhay tenant in 1638 (BBT., p. 403). Johnne McClester was tenant of Clagenauch in Islay in 1541 (ER., XVII, p. 618), and Duncan M'lnleister is in record in Diynlea in 1672 (HP., II, p. 207). Among the "articles concludit vpone be the barrones and gentlmen of the Shirefdome of Argyle" in 1638 was the following: "Item, that everie baillie, barone, and heretour be cairfull with all diligence to enter fledgeris in all pairtis of the cuntre for making of arrowes, and smythis for making of arrow-heidis" (BBT., p. 395). Donald Mclnleister and John Mclnleister in Balquhidder were fined for reset of Clan Gregor, 1613 (RPC., XIV, p. 638). A company of two hundred Highland bowmen was raised in 1627 for service in the war with France (Archaeologica Scotica, III; HP., I, p. 114-116). McInleaster 1686, Mclnlester 1553, Makinlestar 1559.

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

McCleester Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCleester is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCleester? popularity and diffusion

The last name McCleester is the 2,506,728th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of McCleester reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name McCleester is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 45 percent live, Ohio, where 30 percent live and Texas, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States McCleester exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Scotland, where 2 percent live.

McCleester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCleester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCleester surname increased 224 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCleester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McCleester surname are 25.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.57% being registered with the political party.

McCleester earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.84% less than the national average, earning $24,664 USD per year.

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