McCleey Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History

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McCleey Surname Definition:

MACCLEE: Ewen M'Clee witnessed an instrument of sasine of the lands of Tollard begg, 1478 (Lamont, p. 24). Perhaps from Irish Mac Laotdhigh, 'son of Laoidheacn ' the name of an old family in Leix (Woulfe).

McCleey Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Ireland	3	1:1,476,622	29,385

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	3	1:16,739,561	595,711

McCleey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? ^{meaning and history}

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

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McCleey Demographics

McCleey Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 3 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
McCleer	86	85	/
McCluey	86	47	/
McCkley	86	4	/
McClley	86	2	/
McCleed	86	1	/
McLeuey	86	0	/
McCluee	86	0	/
McCloey	86	0	/
McCly	83	4	/
McClawey	80	1	/
McCleuay	80	1	/
McCelley	80	1	/
McCleets	80	0	/
McClouey	80	0	/
McCleaer	80	0	/
McCleoyd	80	0	/
McCleuer	80	0	/
McCleesh	80	0	/
McClleer	80	0	/
McLeay	77	1,160	/
McCloe	77	225	/
McCluy	77	6	/
McLley	77	3	/
McCler	77	3	/
McCkle	77	3	/
McCleu	77	3	/
McLeoe	77	2	/
McLeed	77	2	/
McSley	77	1	/
McClly	77	1	/
McClae	77	0	/
McLeoy	77	0	/
McLeue	77	0	/
McLuey	77	0	/
McCuilley	75	1	/
McCaelley	75	0	/
McElley	71	48	/
McCless	71	7	/
McCluie	71	4	/
McCleud	71	3	/
McCloue	71	3	/
McLlees	71	2	/
McCleas	71	2	/
McGeely	71	2	/
McClyea	71	2	/
McClesh	71	1	/
McLawey	71	1	/
Mckleer	71	1	/
McLehee	71	1	/
McCleid	71	1	/
McClaie	71	1	/
McClier	71	1	/
McCelle	71	1	/
McCkler	71	0	/
McCleat	71	0	/
McLouey	71	0	/
McClahy	71	0	/
McLeesh	71	0	/
McLeech	71	0	/
McLeahy	71	0	/
McQuley	71	0	/
McClest	71	0	/
McLowee	71	0	/
McLahee	71	0	/
McIlley	71	0	/
McCelly	71	0	/
McLyhee	71	0	/
McLeuer	71	0	/
McSleer	71	0	/
McClies	71	0	/
McEllee	71	0	/
McGilley	67	193	/
McCleoud	67	16	/
McGeeley	67	7	/
McLoe	67	5	/
McLue	67	2	/
McLer	67	2	/
McCloued	67	2	/
McClouyd	67	1	/
McCliesh	67	1	/
McLae	67	1	/
McIlleoy	67	0	/
McCleath	67	0	/
McChilly	67	0	/
McSeelly	67	0	/
McCleash	67	0	/
McKellee	67	0	/
McLauiey	67	0	/
McLeyeit	67	0	/
McKilley	67	0	/
McClowed	67	0	/
McLuy	67	0	/
McKly	67	0	/
McCleiss	67	0	/

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