The surname McCurley
An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,665 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex M264
Origin
Irish origin
Disputed; 1. Possibly an Anglicized form of Mac Oirghíallaigh (“son of Oirghíallach, perhaps a demonym of the Irish over-kingdom Irish Airgíalla, the Gaelic name for Oriel). 2. Possible Anglicized form of Irish Mac Toirdealbhaigh (“son of Toirdealbhach”), a personal name composed of the elements Tor (“Thor”) + dealbhach (“-like, in the shape of”). Compare Turley.
McCurley 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 2,665 people named McCurley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,852 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,558.
Who is named McCurley
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
91% of people named McCurley identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 91%
- Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
- Two or more races 2.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Variant spellings
McCurley has the Soundex code M264, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M264.
Other Irish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname McCurley come from?
- Disputed; 1. Possibly an Anglicized form of Mac Oirghíallaigh (“son of Oirghíallach, perhaps a demonym of the Irish over-kingdom Irish Airgíalla, the Gaelic name for Oriel). 2. Possible Anglicized form of Irish Mac Toirdealbhaigh (“son of Toirdealbhach”), a personal name composed of the elements…
- How common is the surname McCurley?
- 2,665 people in the United States had the surname McCurley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,852 Americans. It ranked 11,753rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname McCurley?
- In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named McCurley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
- What type of surname is McCurley?
- McCurley is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname McCurley getting more or less common?
- More common. 2,558 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,665 in 2010, up 4.2%.
- What are other spellings of McCurley?
- Curley.