McLeary Surname

221,035th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

McLeary Surname Definition:

This surname means ‘son of the clerk'.

Compare Ua Cleirigh, which becomes O’Clery.

McLeary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6461:561,08246,207
Jamaica5751:4,991662
Scotland4871:10,9931,502
England3951:141,05813,696
Australia2161:124,98013,694
Canada1221:302,01327,942
New Zealand971:46,6847,635
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Panama371:105,7373,952
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Wales41:773,63329,106
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1711:21,8902,107
England1161:210,13216,406
Isle of Man81:6,784664
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3381:148,57613,812

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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

McLeary Last Name Facts

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

McLeary occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McLeary? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 221,035th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,945,612 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of McLeary reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname 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 reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 31 percent reside and Scotland, where 26 percent reside.

McLeary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McLeary has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McLeary surname increased 191 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 285 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 341 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 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 bearing the McLeary last name is chiefly Anglican (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McLeary last name are 17.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.54% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCleary9310,895/
McLear92790/
MacLeay86809/
McClear86237/
McCleay8612/
McLay833,749/
McLey83166/
MacCleay804/
McClay773,517/
Moclea77103/
MacLea7776/
McCley7711/
McKley775/
McKlay770/
Maclier7124/
Macleah711/
Maiclea711/
Macleja711/
Moclier710/
McCalley67932/
Mouclier67332/
McKelley67222/
McLeo675/
Mocleașă674/
Mclia672/

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McLeary Reference & Research

MacLaren 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 McLeary
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