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    The surname McClurkin

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,052 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M246

    McClurkin: #23,978 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McClurkin #23,978, 1,052 people McClurkin: #23,978 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McClurkin #23,978, 1,052 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McClurkin is more common than 85.2% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cléireacháin (“son of the little priest”), from cléireach (“priest, cleric”) + án (“diminutive suffix”).

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

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,052 people named McClurkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 293,484 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 996.

    #23,978
    rank among US surnames
    1,052
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.6%
    change since 2000 (was #23,721)

    Who is named McClurkin

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

    63% of people named McClurkin identified as Black (not Hispanic), 33% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 63%
    • White (not Hispanic) 33%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McClurkin

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

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McClurkin come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cléireacháin (“son of the little priest”), from cléireach (“priest, cleric”) + án (“diminutive suffix”).
    How common is the surname McClurkin?
    1,052 people in the United States had the surname McClurkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 293,484 Americans. It ranked 23,978th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McClurkin?
    In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named McClurkin identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 33% as white (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is McClurkin?
    McClurkin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McClurkin getting more or less common?
    More common. 996 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,052 in 2010, up 5.6%.