How common is the surname McClurg?

3,314 people in the United States had the surname McClurg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,164 Americans. It ranked 9,778th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McClurg?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McClurg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McClurg?

Edie McClurg, American comedian and actress, followed by James McClurg.

Where is the surname McClurg most common?

Wikidata records people named McClurg in the United States.

Is the surname McClurg getting more or less common?

More common. 3,197 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,314 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname McClurg

A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 3,314 people in the United States.

2 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). McClurg is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Luirg (“son of Lorg”), a personal name meaning "footman", from lorg (“find, trace”).

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

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,314 people named McClurg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,164 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,197.

#9,778

rank among US surnames

3,314

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #9,353)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,770	Parekh	3,316	93,108
#9,777	Petrick	3,315	93,136
#9,778	Shenk	3,314	93,164
#9,780	Polak	3,313	93,192
#9,783	Stagg	3,312	93,220
#9,784	Yowell	3,311	93,248
#9,786	Loughlin	3,309	93,305

Who is named McClurg

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

94% of people named McClurg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McClurgs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edie McClurg
American comedian and actress, born 1945
James McClurg
American politician, 1746–1823

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McClurg

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

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McClurg come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Luirg (“son of Lorg”), a personal name meaning "footman", from lorg (“find, trace”).
How common is the surname McClurg?: 3,314 people in the United States had the surname McClurg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,164 Americans. It ranked 9,778th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McClurg?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McClurg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McClurg?: Edie McClurg, American comedian and actress, followed by James McClurg.
Where is the surname McClurg most common?: Wikidata records people named McClurg in the United States.
What type of surname is McClurg?: McClurg is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McClurg getting more or less common?: More common. 3,197 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,314 in 2010, up 3.7%.