McClure Surname

7,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,251 people bear this surname

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

McClure Surname Definition:

(Scottish) The son of the servant of Odhar.

McClure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States64,8901:5,586650
Australia3,1891:8,4651,261
Canada2,4331:15,1442,229
England2,3041:24,1833,343
Scotland1,4221:3,765663
Northern Ireland1,3371:1,380290
South Africa4141:130,86415,308
New Zealand4041:11,2091,956
Ireland1451:32,4752,778
Jamaica1141:25,1752,010
France601:1,107,045119,335
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Wales391:79,3476,699
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Isle of Man271:3,179679
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Barbados231:12,498851
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Norway81:642,78647,258
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Guam81:20,0153,029
China71:195,331,65210,124
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Palau41:5,411112
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malta11:430,2723,380
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,5501:2,858540
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland9281:4,034644
England4011:60,7867,098
Isle of Man201:2,713316
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McClure (132) may also be a first name.

McClure Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) The son of the servant of Odhar.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McClure Last Name Facts

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

McClure is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McClure? popularity and diffusion

The last name McClure is the 7,860th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 100,864 people. McClure is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of McClure live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. McClure is also the 807,735th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 132 people.

The last name McClure is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 64,890 people, or 1 in 5,586. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States McClure exists in 80 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

McClure Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McClure has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 6,489,000 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 575 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McClure Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McClure surname is chiefly Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McClure last name are 19.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McClure earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.78% more than the national average, earning 400,682 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 91.45% more than the national average, earning R 454,956 per year; in United States they earn 1.13% less than the national average, earning $42,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning $52,134 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacClure93236/
McLure921,615/
McClur9214/
MacCllure881/
MacLure861,277/
McClura866/
Macloure801/
McLore7717/
MacLaurie755/
MacClorey751/
McLaury71479/
Macleur7125/
McLaura711/
MacClurich710/
MacLaury67156/
Maclaura672/
Macleuri671/
Macleury671/
MacClory670/
Maklur6247/
Maclor6211/
Makluri575/
Maklore572/
Maklour571/
Makhlur571/
MacGilluray562/
Makklyur535/
MacGilliuray534/
Makhlour531/
Maiklore531/
Makhlauri5026/

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McClure Reference & Research

McClure DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

McClure FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McClure
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