Irish: variant of Cleary or a reduced form of
McClary.
English: perhaps from Middle English clary,
clarie ‘clary’ (the pot herb Salvia sclarea), a
topographic name for someone who lived where the plant grew or a
metonymic occupational name for a herb seller.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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