McClure
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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”).
Proper noun
McClure (countable and uncountable, plural McClures)
- A surname.
- A place in the United States:
- A village in Alexander County, Illinois.
- A village in Henry County, Ohio.
- A town in Snyder County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McClure is the 731st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 47742 individuals. McClure is most common among White (84.62%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McClure”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 547.