McClurg
McClurg is a Scottish and Irish surname meaning “son of Clurg,” probably from an old personal nickname or byname.
The #9,778 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 93,164 Americans shares it.
Etymology
McClurg is an Anglicized form of a Gaelic patronymic beginning with Mac, meaning “son of.” The second element, Clurg, is generally taken as an old personal name or nickname of uncertain exact origin, rather than a common modern word. In practice, the surname is usually understood as “son of Clurg.”
History
The name is found mainly in Scotland and Ulster Ireland, and later in countries settled by Scots-Irish emigrants, especially the United States. As with many Mac surnames, its spelling was fixed in English in several different ways over time. The modern form McClurg is now most familiar in North America.
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Fun fact
The surname is relatively uncommon, but it is part of the broad family of Scottish and Irish Mac names that were often simplified or standardized after migration.