McLeary Surname
Approximately 1,847 people bear this surname
McLeary Surname Definition:
This surname means ‘son of the clerk'.
Compare Ua Cleirigh, which becomes O’Clery.
McLeary Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 646 | 1:561,082 | 46,207 |
| Jamaica | 575 | 1:4,991 | 662 |
| Scotland | 487 | 1:10,993 | 1,502 |
| England | 395 | 1:141,058 | 13,696 |
| Australia | 216 | 1:124,980 | 13,694 |
| Canada | 122 | 1:302,013 | 27,942 |
| New Zealand | 97 | 1:46,684 | 7,635 |
| South Africa | 59 | 1:918,266 | 58,838 |
| Panama | 37 | 1:105,737 | 3,952 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 27 | 1:164,069 | 8,499 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 171 | 1:21,890 | 2,107 |
| England | 116 | 1:210,132 | 16,406 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:6,784 | 664 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 338 | 1:148,576 | 13,812 |
McLeary Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname means ‘son of the clerk'.
Compare Ua Cleirigh, which becomes O’Clery.
McLeary Demographics
McLeary Political Affiliation
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McLeary Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McLeary Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McLeary occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McLeary.
How Common Is The Last Name McLeary? popularity and diffusion
McLeary is the 221,035th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,945,612 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of McLeary are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 646 people, or 1 in 561,082. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 31 percent live and Scotland, where 26 percent live.
McLeary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McLeary has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McLeary surname grew 191 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 285 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 341 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McLeary Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (48%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McLeary surname are 17.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.54% registered to vote for the party.
The amount McLeary earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 129.84% more than the national average, earning R 546,180 per year; in United States they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning $42,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.29% less than the national average, earning $46,060 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCleary | 93 | 10,895 | / |
| McLear | 92 | 790 | / |
| MacLeay | 86 | 809 | / |
| McClear | 86 | 237 | / |
| McCleay | 86 | 12 | / |
| McLay | 83 | 3,749 | / |
| McLey | 83 | 166 | / |
| MacCleay | 80 | 4 | / |
| McClay | 77 | 3,517 | / |
| Moclea | 77 | 103 | / |
| MacLea | 77 | 76 | / |
| McCley | 77 | 11 | / |
| McKley | 77 | 5 | / |
| McKlay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Maclier | 71 | 24 | / |
| Macleah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maiclea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macleja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moclier | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCalley | 67 | 932 | / |
| Mouclier | 67 | 332 | / |
| McKelley | 67 | 222 | / |
| McLeo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mocleașă | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mclia | 67 | 2 | / |
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McLeary Reference & Research
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McLeary
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