Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Luirg ‘son of
Lorg’, a personal name meaning ‘footman’ (literally
‘track’). Alternatively, it may be a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Cléirich ‘son of the scribe or cleric’ (Gaelic
cléireach). Compare Cleary.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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