McCleary
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.