McAleer
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): McAlear
Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac Giolla Uidihir (“son of the servant of (Saint) Odhar”), a byname from odhar (“dun; dull, dark”). Compare McLear and McClure.
Proper noun
McAleer (plural McAleers)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McAleer is the 13096th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2342 individuals. McAleer is most common among White (96.54%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McAleer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 543.