Cleary
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cléirigh (“descendant of the cleric”), from cléireach (“cleric”).
Proper noun edit
Cleary (countable and uncountable, plural Clearys)
- A surname from Irish.
- A census-designated place in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.
- A ghost town in Livingston County, Missouri, United States.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cleary is the 2280th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15980 individuals. Cleary is most common among White (92.38%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cleary”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 343.