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    The surname McClure

    A patronymic surname, carried by 47,742 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məˈklʊəɹ/ 2 syllables Soundex M246

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McClure is more common than 99.5% of them.

    Origin

    Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Uidhir and Irish Mac Giolla Uidhir (“son of the dun lad”), from Mac + gille + uidhir, obsolete form of odhar (“dun; dark”).

    McClure 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 47,742 people named McClure in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,467 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 46,505.

    #731
    rank among US surnames
    47,742
    people in 2010
    16
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.7%
    change since 2000 (was #672)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #722McClain48,1656,410
    #723Montes48,1426,413
    #724Mata48,1206,416
    #725Rosario48,0516,425
    #726Vang48,0366,427
    #727Walter48,0246,429
    #728Henson48,0136,430

    Who is named McClure

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

    85% of people named McClure identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 9.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McClures

    11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Doug McClure
      American actor (1935–1995)
    • Vicky McClure
      British actress (born 1983)
    • Marc McClure
      American actor, born 1957
    • Michael McClure
      American writer (1932–2020)
    • Wilbert McClure
      American boxer (1938-2020)
    • James A. McClure
      American attorney, Idaho State Senator and U.S. Senator for the State of Idaho (1924-2011)
    • Tané McClure
      American actress/singer, born 1958
    • Ron McClure
      American jazz bassist, born 1941
    • James McClure
      American table tennis player, 1916–2005
    • Dave McClure
      American businessman, born 1966
    • Bryton James
      American actor and singer, born 1986

    Notable McClures come mostly from the United States (10) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McClure

    McClure 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 McClure come from?
    Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Uidhir and Irish Mac Giolla Uidhir (“son of the dun lad”), from Mac + gille + uidhir, obsolete form of odhar (“dun; dark”).
    How common is the surname McClure?
    47,742 people in the United States had the surname McClure in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,467 Americans. It ranked 731st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McClure?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named McClure identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McClure?
    Doug McClure, American actor (1935–1995), followed by Vicky McClure.
    Where is the surname McClure most common?
    Wikidata records people named McClure in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce McClure?
    McClure is /məˈklʊəɹ/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is McClure?
    McClure is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McClure getting more or less common?
    More common. 46,505 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 47,742 in 2010, up 2.7%.