McCleister Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

McCleister 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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McCleister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

McCleister 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)

McCleister Last Name Facts

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

McCleister is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of McCleister.

How Common Is The Last Name McCleister? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCleister is the 3,798,600th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 111 percent of McCleister live; 111 percent live in North America and 111 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States it is mostly found in: Nevada, where 56 percent live, Florida, where 19 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent live.

McCleister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCleister has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McCleister surname grew 108 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCleister Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McCleister surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States McCleister are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

McCleister earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 123.38% more than the national average, earning $96,388 USD per year.

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