McClure

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English

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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)

  1. A surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A village in Alexander County, Illinois.
    2. A village in Henry County, Ohio.
    3. A town in Snyder County, Pennsylvania.
    4. An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia.

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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.

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