How common is the surname McClory?

538 people in the United States had the surname McClory in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 573,876 Americans. It ranked 40,610th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McClory?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McClory identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McClory?

Kevin McClory, actor, writer, producer (1926-2006), followed by Belinda McClory.

Where is the surname McClory most common?

Wikidata records people named McClory in Ireland and Australia.

Is the surname McClory getting more or less common?

Less common. 677 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 538 in 2010, down 21%.

The surname McClory

A patronymic surname, carried by 538 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M246

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McClory is more common than 75% of them.

Origin

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.

McClory is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 538 people named McClory in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 573,876 Americans. That is down 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 677.

#40,610

rank among US surnames

538

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-20.5%

change since 2000 (was #32,129)

Who is named McClory

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named McClory identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McClorys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kevin McClory
Actor, writer, producer (1926-2006)
Belinda McClory
Australian actress, born 1968

Notable McClorys come mostly from Ireland (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McClory

McClory has the Soundex code M246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M246.

Questions

Where does the surname McClory come from?: 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.
How common is the surname McClory?: 538 people in the United States had the surname McClory in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 573,876 Americans. It ranked 40,610th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McClory?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McClory identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McClory?: Kevin McClory, actor, writer, producer (1926-2006), followed by Belinda McClory.
Where is the surname McClory most common?: Wikidata records people named McClory in Ireland and Australia.
What type of surname is McClory?: McClory is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McClory getting more or less common?: Less common. 677 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 538 in 2010, down 21%.