McUre Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

McUre Surname Definition:

MACURE: A form of Maciver, q. v. John M'Ure, the earliest historian of Glasgow, was a Maciver. His grandfather Latinized his name 'M'Iverus, ' and then into 'Ure' (Dunlop, Notes on Dunoon, 1886, p. 28). The form McUir occurs in 1671, and in the Edinbergh Marriage Register the name is spelled M'Ure, M'Uir, M'Cer, M'Cere, Makcere, Mackuir.

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McUre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225

McUre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACURE: A form of Maciver, q. v. John M'Ure, the earliest historian of Glasgow, was a Maciver. His grandfather Latinized his name 'M'Iverus, ' and then into 'Ure' (Dunlop, Notes on Dunoon, 1886, p. 28). The form McUir occurs in 1671, and in the Edinbergh Marriage Register the name is spelled M'Ure, M'Uir, M'Cer, M'Cere, Makcere, Mackuir. John M'Ure was a writer in Glasgow, 1708 (Minutes, p. 31).

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

McUre Last Name Facts

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

McUre is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McUre click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McUre? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,316,765th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname McUre occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McUre live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States McUre is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 100 percent reside.

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