McLerie Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

McLerie Surname Definition:

MACLEERIE, Maclerie: (this in Glasgow). Current surnames, probably variants of Macghlehy, which see. William M'Lerry was a writer (lawyer) in Killearn, 1771.

McLerie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia981:275,46624,785
Canada501:736,91258,785
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Ireland181:261,6089,673
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1101:34,0292,769
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

McLerie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACLEERIE, Maclerie: (this in Glasgow). Current surnames, probably variants of Macghlehy, which see. William M'Lerry was a writer (lawyer) in Killearn, 1771.

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

McLerie Last Name Facts

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

McLerie occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McLerie? popularity and diffusion

The surname McLerie is the 1,453,389th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of McLerie reside; 67 percent reside in Australasia and 67 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 275,466. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Western Australia, where 40 percent are found, Queensland, where 24 percent are found and Victoria, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Australia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 34 percent are found and Scotland, where 22 percent are found.

McLerie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McLerie has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the McLerie last name declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McLerie Last Name Statistics demography

McLerie earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 17.04% more than the national average, earning $58,151 CAD per year.

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