McLemore

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Mhuire (“son of the servant of Mary”). Compare Gilmore.

Proper noun

McLemore (plural McLemores)

1. A surname from Irish.

Derived terms

• McLemoresville

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McLemore is the 3306^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10850 individuals. McLemore is most common among White (63.44%) and Black/African American (28.56%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McLemore”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 558.