# McClory (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcclory/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 538 |
| US rank (2010) | 40,610 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 573,876 people |
| Change since 2000 | -20.5% (677 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Labhradha (“son of Labhraidh”), a personal name which derives from the verb labhair (“to speak”). Compare Lavery.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McClory in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McClory in Ireland and Australia.

## People named McClory

- Kevin McClory, actor, writer, producer (1926-2006)
- Belinda McClory, Australian actress

## Similar surnames

McClure, McCleary, McClary, McCullar, McCleery, McElroy, McClurg, McCullers, McLeroy, McLarty, McIlroy, McClaran.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.