The mccleary Surname
mccleary Name Meaning and History
- Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cléirich ‘son of the cleric’ (see Cleary).
- Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Arraith ‘son of the servant of Arraith’, or Woulfe suggests of Mac Giolla an Raith ‘son of the prosperous youth’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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