McClure (surname)

McClure is a surname with several origins. One origin of the name is from the Scottish Gaelic MacGilleUidhir, and Irish Mac Giolla Uidhir, which probably mean "son of the sallow lad". Another origin of the name is from the Scottish Gaelic MacGilleDheòradha, and the Irish Mac Giolla Dheóradha, which mean "son of the servant of the pilgrim".^[1] In the Scottish clan system, McClures are a sept of Clan MacLeod of Harris. ^[2]

People with the surname McClure

• Alexander McClure, a Pennsylvania editor and politician in the late 1800s
• Bob McClure, an American baseball pitcher and coach
• Billy McClure, (William McClure) New Zealand international association football player
• Brian McClure, a former quarterback for Bowling Green University
• Bryton McClure, an American actor
• Charles McClure, an American pilot that served in the Pacific War of World War II
• Charles McClure (Pennsylvania) U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
• Doug McClure, an American actor
• Elliott McClure, American ornithologist
• Eric McClure, an American race car driver
• James A. McClure, an American politician from the state of Idaho
• James H. McClure, a British/South African journalist
• James H. McClure, a Pennsylvania politician
• Jessica McClure, an American who was trapped in and rescued from a well
• Sir John William Maclure, 1st Baronet, British politician
• Kandyse McClure, a Canadian actress
• Marc McClure, an American actor
• Mark Maclure, an Australian Australian rules footballer
• Michael McClure, an American poet
• Mike McClure, an American singer/songwriter/producer
• Patrick McClure, an Australian public administrator
• Robert McClure, a British arctic explorer
• Robert Baird McClure, a Canadian physician and clergyman, member of the Order of Canada
• Robert A. McClure, an American soldier and psychological warfare specialist
• S. S. McClure, an American journalist
• Scott McClure, an American politician from the state of Idaho
• Steve McClure, a British rock rock climber
• William Maclure, an American geologi

Fictional people with the surname McClure

• Troy McClure, from the American television series The Simpsons

References

1. ^ "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?. Retrieved 12 March 2010.  which cited Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.  for the surname "McClure".
2. ^ "MacLeod Septs - Clan MacLeod Societies". Clan MacLeod Societies. http://www.clanmacleod.org/about-macleods/macleod-septs.html. Retrieved 31 March 2010. 

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