O'Clery Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Clery Surname Definition:

Ó Cléirigh Originally of Co. Galway: lately mainly Donegal and Derry. Notable as poets and antiquarians.

IF 80 etc; Map Cavan, Don, Gal and Mayo: Plate IV

O'Clery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England131:4,286,005132,302
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

O'Clery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Cléirigh Originally of Co. Galway: lately mainly Donegal and Derry. Notable as poets and antiquarians.

IF 80 etc; Map Cavan, Don, Gal and Mayo: Plate IV

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Celtic) the Irish O’Cleirigh = Descendant of Clerech [v. O-’, and Cleary1]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

"A name," says Mr. D'Alton, "of the deepest historic interest in genealogy. That sept had large possessions in Tyr-hugh, their chief seat being at Kilbarron, where still remain the ruins of their castle, situated on a rock over the shore of the Atlantic, near Ballyshannon. They were highly distinguished in the native literature, and became hereditary bards and historians of the O'Donnells, Princes of Tyrconnell." To this family appropriately belonged Michael O'Clery, the diligent collector of ancient manuscripts relating to Ireland, who in the early part of the XVII. century compiled the celebrated Annals of the Four Masters. D'Alton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

O'Clery Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Clery Come From? nationality or country of origin

O'Clery is borne by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Clery? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,185,341st most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name O'Clery is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of O'Clery reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in Ireland, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 156,965. In Ireland O'Clery is mostly found in: Leinster, where 47 percent reside and Munster, where 43 percent reside. Beside Ireland O'Clery occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

O'Clery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Clery has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the O'Clery last name expanded 300 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Clery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the O'Clery surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Cleary9361/
O'Cleiry931/
Oclery9215/
Ocleary8625/
Ocleiry864/
O'Clary863/
O'Clarey803/
O'Claray801/
O'Clairey751/
Oclaray7198/
O'Clare7113/
Euclery711/
Ouclary711/
Goslery710/
O'Claire6738/
Ocletree672/
Okellery671/
O'Clarie671/

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