McCleary
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Chléirigh (“son of the cleric”), from cléireach (“clerk, cleric”).
Proper noun[edit]
McCleary (countable and uncountable, plural McClearys)
- A surname from Irish.
- A city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCleary is the 5317th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6554 individuals. McCleary is most common among White (82.9%) and Black/African American (11.52%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCleary”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 546.