McCleary

== English == === Alternative forms === McClary, McCleery, McLerie === Etymology === Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Chléirigh (“son of the cleric”), from cléireach (“clerk, cleric”). === Proper noun === McCleary (countable and uncountable, plural McClearys) A surname from Irish. A city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, McCleary is the 5317th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6554 individuals. McCleary is most common among White (82.9%) and Black/African American (11.52%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCleary”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 546.