McClary Family

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About the McClary surname

The surname McClary is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. The prefix in McClary belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sék-lèr-ri/ɛmseklɛʁʁi/

Most frequent given names among the McClary family

Men

  1. 1John40
  2. 2Charles6
  3. 3Andrew5
  4. 4James5
  5. 5Peter5

Women

  1. 1Jane10
  2. 2Mary9
  3. 3Marguerite7
  4. 4Ann5
  5. 5Claudette5
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The McClary name in our genealogy archives

470occurrences in our collections
7collections containing this name
20 151881 → 1901people enumerated
1825First mention of the name
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