McAleer

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): McAlear

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac Giolla Uidihir (“son of the servant of (Saint) Odhar”), a byname from odhar (“dun; dull, dark”). Compare McLear and McClure.

Proper noun

McAleer (plural McAleers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McAleer is the 13096^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2342 individuals. McAleer is most common among White (96.54%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McAleer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 543.