McClure

== English == === Alternative forms === McLure === 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”). === Pronunciation === (UK) (without the pour–poor merger) IPA(key): /məˈklʊə(ɹ)/ (pour–poor merger) IPA(key): /məˈklɔː(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /məˈklʊəɹ/, /məˈklɝ/ Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ), -ɔː(ɹ), -ɜː(ɹ) === 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 547.